Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans, is dead at 43 after a prolonged battle with cancer. OnlyFans confirmed his passing on Monday, 23 March 2026, in a statement requesting privacy for his family. No further details about his illness have been made public.
Radvinsky, a Ukrainian-American entrepreneur, acquired Fenix International Limited, the parent company of OnlyFans, in 2018 and served as its director and majority shareholder.
Under his ownership, he quietly transformed the platform into one of the most lucrative digital businesses in the world.
What did OnlyFans say about his death?
OnlyFans said in a statement:
“We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky. Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer. His family have requested privacy at this difficult time.”
Who was Leo Radvinsky?
Radvinsky was born in Odesa into a Jewish family and emigrated to Chicago as a child. In 2002, he graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in economics.
He was known as a deeply private figure despite his enormous influence in the tech and creator economy space. He also ran Leo, a venture capital fund he founded in 2009 that focuses primarily on investments in technology companies.
Notable philanthropic efforts included donating $5 million to Ukraine relief in 2022, as well as contributions to a cancer charity, an animal-welfare organisation, and a skin-disorder-research fund.
In 2024, he and his wife, Katie Chudnovsky, were major public supporters of a $23 million grant programme for cancer research, announced at a gastrointestinal research foundation gala.
What did Radvinsky do for OnlyFans?
Under Radvinsky’s ownership, OnlyFans grew from about 350,000 content creators in 2019 to 4.6 million in 2024, according to regulatory filings.
The company’s revenue soared to $1.4 billion in 2024, up from about $59 million in 2019.
OnlyFans, founded in 2016 by British entrepreneur Tim Stokely, surged in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic as lockdowns drove creators and consumers online, turning the subscription-based platform into a mainstream source of income and entertainment globally.
Radvinsky had an estimated net worth of $4.7 billion at the time of his death, according to Forbes.
