Average creator earns $180/month

73% of OnlyFans total revenue comes from just the top 10% of creators. The platform owner took home $1 billion in dividends between 2021–2023.

48% of sex workers report lifetime suicidality

In a Vancouver study of 867 women sex workers, 46% reported lifetime suicidal ideation and 33% had attempted suicide. 91% of suicidal sex workers reported childhood physical or sexual abuse.

Models coerced to stream 18–24 hours. Fined for bathroom breaks.

Studio managers pressure models to stream 8+ hours without breaks, with some shifts lasting 18–24 hours. Models are fined for taking breaks or pausing streams.

7 of 50 models interviewed began working before age 18

In HRW's investigation, 7 models reported working in webcam studios before age 18, some starting as young as 13. Studios use already-verified accounts of former models to bypass age verification for minors.

87% reported verbal abuse. 65% reported rape.

A 2025 Nordic study of individuals filmed for pornography found 87% experienced verbal abuse, 65% reported rape, and 56% suffered physical assault during production.

Workers receive as little as 10% of the income they generate

Platforms retain 50–65% of model earnings. Studios keep ~60% of what's left. The actual performer can receive as little as 10% of the total revenue their work generates.

49 of 50 models never saw or signed their own terms of service

In HRW's investigation of Colombian webcam studios, 49 of 50 models had never seen or signed the terms of service for any platform they performed on. Studio managers accepted client requests for sex acts on the model's behalf, before consent.

Paywalled content prevents law enforcement from investigating trafficking

Missing children linked to OnlyFans content nearly tripled between 2019 and 2020. An investigator found 10 child sexual abuse images sourced from OnlyFans within one hour on other platforms — the youngest victim was approximately 5 years old.

41.8% of sex workers experience depression

A systematic review of 68 papers covering 24,940 participants found depression prevalence of 41.8%, anxiety at 21%, and PTSD at 19.7% among female sex workers in low- and middle-income countries.