23.3.2026
Owner of OnlyFans an adult content platform Leonid Radvinsky, has died of cancer at 43.
Radvinsky bought a majority stake in OnlyFans in 2018 and turned it into a cultural phenomenon that reshaped the porn industry.
His death comes at a time when Radvinsky was in talks to sell a majority stake in OnlyFans, a platform that hosted pornographic material and allowed creators to charge directly for their content.
“We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky. Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer,” the company said in an emailed statement. “His family have requested privacy at this difficult time.”
Born in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, Radvinsky’s family moved to Chicago when he was a child. He studied economics at Northwestern University.
He started running porn sites as a teenager, according to the Wall Street Journal. One of his websites, called MyFreeCams, was a pioneer in letting people pay for explicit content online.
He has donated to charities including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, open source initiatives and the West Suburban Humane Society, according to his website.