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OnlyFans in talks to sell stake in deal that values porn empire at $3B: report

Nypost · · 490 words · By Marc Vartabedian
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OnlyFans in talks to sell stake in deal that values porn empire at $3B: report OnlyFans is reportedly in talks to sell a minority stake in a deal that values the porn empire at roughly $3 billion – a discount to the $3.5 billion valuation the company had…

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Topics 3

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OnlyFans in talks to sell stake in deal that values porn empire at $3B: report OnlyFans is reportedly in talks to sell a minority stake in a deal that values the porn empire at roughly $3 billion – a discount to the $3.5 billion valuation the company had…

Why it matters

San Francisco-based Architect Capital would buy less than 20% of the business in a deal closing as soon as next month, the report said.

Common ground

That’s far less than the 60% stake Architect had discussed acquiring earlier this year — and the key reason for the discount, according to the Financial Times report.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The company logged $449 million of sales costs and $197 million of administrative expenses”
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Claim 2: “Architect — whose investments include e-cigarette maker Juul Labs”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny Architect Capital's investment in Juul Labs.
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Claim 3: “OnlyFans earned $666 million in operating profit on $1.4 billion in revenue in the year ended Nov. 30 2024, according to UK corporate filings”
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Claim 4: “OnlyFans tapped Moelis & Co., the investment bank founded by Wall Street legend Ken Moelis — to help it find a buyer”
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Multiple sources confirm Moelis & Co. and its founder Ken Moelis are assisting OnlyFans/Fenix International in finding a buyer/selling a stake.
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web search NEUTRAL — Moelis – whose billionaire founder Ken Moelis (above) was a protege of junk bond king Michael Milken – hopped into bed with OnlyFans after the London-based porn platform failed to find an eligible sui…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/moelis-co-help-onlyfans-sell-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Producer and host Byron Allen has hired Moelis & Co. to find buyers for 28 local TV stations his company owns, in an effort to reduce debt while taking advantage of potential deregulation in the broad…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-02/byron-all…
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web search NEUTRAL — Moelis & Co. is serving as Fenix International’s exclusive financial adviser. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is acting as legal counsel to Fenix, and Sullivan & Cromwell is representing Architec…
https://www.netinfluencer.com/onlyfans-valued-at-3-15b-usd-a…
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Claim 5: “OnlyFans had only 46 employees, the filings show”
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Claim 6: “the site is not on App stores so no revenue is shared with Apple or Google”
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Web search results confirm OnlyFans is not accessible via the Apple App Store or Google Play due to restrictions on pornographic content, meaning no revenue is shared with those platforms.
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web search NEUTRAL — OnlyFans is no longer available in several US states unless you upload your ID. Learn how you can bypass OnlyFans age verification with a VPN.After selecting your provider, download the app from its o…
https://cybernews.com/how-to-use-vpn/how-to-bypass-onlyfans-…
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web search NEUTRAL — See the Top OnlyFans Earners so far in 2025. OnlyFans produced $7.9 billion of revenue in 2024 as it surpassed 400 million users.OnlyFans is not accessible via the App Store or Google Play, both of wh…
https://fanfox.com/blogs/onlyfans/top-onlyfans-earners
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web search NEUTRAL — Картинки. Войти. Google. Расширенный поиск.
https://www.google.com/
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Claim 7: “San Francisco-based Architect Capital would buy less than 20% of the business in a deal closing as soon as next month”
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The Financial Times reports that San Francisco-based Architect Capital is set to acquire less than 20% of the business with a potential close next month.
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web search NEUTRAL — The San Francisco Bay Area is among the most economically productive large urban areas in the United States and the world, with a GDP of $1.332 trillion in 2024, higher than all but 17 countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
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web search NEUTRAL — Less than 2% of our readers donate, but if everyone who saw this message gave $2.75, we'd hit our goal in a few hours. The rare few who donate do so because Wikipedia provides them with useful knowled…
https://www.wikipedia.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the Financial Times, San Francisco-based Architect Capital is set to acquire less than 20% of the business, with the transaction potentially closing as soon as next month. Earlier discuss…
https://style.news.am/eng/news/113663/onlyfans-porn-empire-v…
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Claim 8: “OnlyFans takes a 20% cut from its roughly 4.6 million creators”
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Multiple independent sources (Business Insider and others) explicitly state that OnlyFans takes a 20% commission from its creators.
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web search NEUTRAL — OnlyFans takes a 20% commission from its creators, who upload content including porn photos and videos, while users pay a monthly subscription of between $5 and $50 to watch them.
https://www.businessinsider.com/onlyfans-is-launching-online…
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web search NEUTRAL — Some creators have also built businesses selling promotional shout-outs or coaching services to help others succeed on the platform. Fans can also tip creators or purchase individual pieces of content…
https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/404-million-…
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web search NEUTRAL — OnlyFans takes a 20% commission on each transaction.Over the weekend, OnlyFans saw a backlash from its content creators after changing the limit on each tip and paid post from $200 to $100 per item.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53979625
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Claim 9: “OnlyFans is operated by UK-based Fenix International Ltd”
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Claim 10: “Radvinsky’s widow Katie has been overseeing the sale talks and controls the trust which holds her late husband’s shares”
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Web search results confirm that Radvinsky's widow, Katie (Chudnovsky), is listed as the controlling party and has taken control of the company following his death.
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web search NEUTRAL — Leonid Radvinsky (May 30, 1982 – March 20, 2026) was an American billionaire businessman and the majority owner of OnlyFans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Radvinsky
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web search NEUTRAL — Leonid Radvinsky, 30 мая 1982, Одесса — 20 марта 2026) — украинско-американский миллиардер, бизнесмен и программист, проживавший в Соединённом Королевстве (Великобритания). Он являлся основателем вебк…
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Радвинский,_Леонид
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web search NEUTRAL — OnlyFans billionaire Leonid Radvinsky's widow has taken control of the company he built into a $3 billion empire.The filings show that Chudnovsky, who goes by Katie, was listed as the controlling part…
https://www.billionaires.africa/2026/05/08/onlyfans-billiona…
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Claim 11: “OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky died last month at 43 following a secret battle with cancer”
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Two independent cross-references (Axios and EuroNews) confirm Leonid Radvinsky died at age 43 from cancer.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky died of cancer earlier this year, at just 43 years old
https://axios.com/2026/05/11/onlyfans-sale-architect
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cross reference SUPPORTS — OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinksy dies aged 43
https://www.euronews.com/news/america/usa
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Claim 12: “That’s far less than the 60% stake Architect had discussed acquiring earlier this year”
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The evidence from the Financial Times mentions that earlier discussions involved a 'much larger stake', corroborating the claim that the current <20% is significantly less than previous discussions.
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web search NEUTRAL — Architecture is the study and practice of designing structures, especially habitable ones. It utilizes civil engineering techniques, but is considered a visual art. [3] It is both the process and the …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture
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web search NEUTRAL — Award-winning Los Angeles creative architecture and design company, LOHA is committed to producing work of exceptional rigor and projects that express the highest aesthetic, environmental, and social …
https://loharchitects.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — We are a team of architects and designers, dedicated to optimism, innovation, sustainability, and community-driven design. Experts in residential, housing, sustainability, reuse, and public spaces.
https://www.lehrerarchitects.com/
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Claim 13: “About 64% of its revenue is generated in the US”
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Claim 14: “the $3.5 billion valuation the company had sought before its reclusive owner died last month”
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Web search results explicitly mention that the current valuation is 'down from the $3.5 billion' previously sought.
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web search NEUTRAL — OnlyFans is an Internet content paid subscription service based in London, England. [3] The service is widely known for its popularity with pornographers, [3][4] although it also hosts other content c…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyFans
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web search NEUTRAL — Onlyfans ... Onlyfans
https://obs-settings.onlyfans.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 16, 2025 · Discover how OnlyFans works, from account setup to earning money. A complete guide for creators and subscribers who want to use the platform safely and smartly.
https://www.spocket.co/blogs/how-does-onlyfans-work
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Claim 15: “OnlyFans is reportedly in talks to sell a minority stake in a deal that values the porn empire at roughly $3 billion”
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Multiple web search results confirm OnlyFans is in talks to sell a stake with a valuation around $3 billion, though some sources mention slightly different figures ($3.5B or $5.5B), the general fact of the deal and the $3B+ range is corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Photo: Leora Bermeister for WSJ. OnlyFans, the British online platform popular with sex workers and celebrities, is in talks to sell a majority stake to an investment firm in a deal that values it at …
https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/onlyfans-in-talks-to-sell…
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web search NEUTRAL — Why it matters: The deal would value OnlyFans at around $5.5 billion, making it worth more than other creator subscription platforms like Substack and Patreon. Yes, but: That's far less than the bigge…
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/30/onlyfans-exclusive-talks-ar…
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web search NEUTRAL — OnlyFans is in advanced talks to sell a minority stake to Architect Capital in a deal that would value the British company at more than $3 billion – down from the $3.5 billion…
https://gossipbucket.com/new-york-post/2492722/onlyfans-talk…
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Claim 16: “Founded in 2016, Radvinsky bought a majority stake in the platform in 2018”
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Claim 17: “X-rated sites also face higher transaction fees – often 5% to 10% versus 2% to 3% for traditional e-commerce, according to a report this year by payments processor Myntpay”
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Claim 18: “Last year, Visa began enforcing stricter chargeback and fraud standards that slammed OnlyFans”
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