OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies aged 43
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OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky has died after a battle with cancer, the company has confirmed.
The Ukrainian-born American businessman and entrepreneur was 43 years old and had an estimated net worth of $US4.7 billion at the time of his death, according to Forbes.
His death was announced by OnlyFans, the British company he owned and turned into an online pornography powerhouse.
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"We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky," a company spokesperson said.
"Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer."
The entrepreneur founded an adult streaming website MyFreeCams in 2004, and developed several websites that helped amass his fortune.
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In 2018, he acquired a 75 per cent stake in Fenix International, the parent company of OnlyFans.
Under his watch, the company became focused on offering a platform for online pornography creators, with OnlyFans taking a 20 per cent cut of any profits made.
Since the site was founded in 2016, OnlyFans has paid out more than $36 billion to creators.
Last year, it generated $10.27 billion from users, who pay subscriptions to the content creators, as well as offer tips and payment for special requests.
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