Ukrainian-American billionaire who owned subscription service for adult content died of cancer, the company says
Leonid Radvinsky, the owner of OnlyFans, has died of cancer at the age of 43, the company announced on Monday.
“We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky. Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer,” said a spokesperson for the company, best known for subscriptions to pornographic content creators. “His family have requested privacy at this difficult time.”
Radvinsky, a Ukrainian-American billionaire with a net worth of about $3.8bn as of May 2025, acquired Fenix International Limited, OnlyFans’ parent company, in 2018. He served as the company’s director and majority shareholder. Born in Odesa, he grew up in Chicago and studied economics at Northwestern University. According to the Wall Street Journal, he began running pornography sites as a teenager.
In recent months, Radvinsky had engaged in talks to sell a 60% stake in OnlyFans in a sale that would have valued the company at about $8bn. According to OnlyFans, Radvinsky had moved his ownership to a trust in 2024.
