The history of the scandal site
From artist app to porn platform
The porn platform Onlyfans has only been around since 2016, but it is one of the fastest growing social networks. It wasn’t always just about one thing.
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Melba Monti offers erotic content on Onlyfans, like two million other providers.
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Pasta recipes instead of porn: Not everything on Onlyfans was always about one thing. When the platform launched in 2016, the concept also appealed to fully clothed artists and influencers. Thanks to the platform, they were able to sell cooking, educational or music videos directly to their fans, for example. True, today there are videos and pictures on the site that have nothing to do with sex. But: The Blüttel content makes up the lion’s share on Onlyfans. And all attempts to get away from the sex content have failed.
A look at history shows how deeply porn is rooted in the DNA of Onlyfans. The clan around British Onlyfans founder Tim Stokely (39) has been in the sex business for a long time. The media write of “Britain’s number one porn family” or the “Zuckerbergs of porn”. Accordingly, Tim Stock founded various sex platforms during his studies, but with limited success.
Most providers earn little
Onlyfans really took off during the corona pandemic, when social contacts were forbidden and many people could not work. In 2021, those responsible reported that there were 130 million active users and two million providers, making Onlyfans one of the fastest growing networks. This was also possible thanks to US superstars like rapper Cardi B. (30), who registered on the platform.
But only very few providers can make a living from their photos on Onlyfans: A study showed that most accounts earn less than 200 US dollars per month.