Let's not kid ourselves - OnlyFans has completely transformed the game for creators earning money online. What started as a subscription platform has turned into a goldmine for some very smart people, indeed.
Most people on OnlyFans earn an average of £120 per month - not too bad, right? But here's where it gets wild - some creators earn millions every single month.
We're talking millions - dozens of millions per month - lottery winners aren't even close.
You're probably wondering who these people are and how they've cracked the code. You're in for a treat because we're going to explore the lives of the biggest money makers on OnlyFans.
Some of these people are already famous; others built empires out of nothing, and all of them know how to turn followers into paying customers.
Want to see who the real winners are? Let's dig in and take a look at what makes these creators millions!
Top OnlyFans Earners (Celebrities)
Alright, let's start with the obvious winners. These are people who had a massive pre-existing following before they even thought about OnlyFans - a head start on all of us!
1. Blac Chyna
Angela White - but everyone knows her as Blac Chyna - Is basically the queen of OnlyFans, and she did not fool around when she went on OnlyFans! She was charging almost £16 each month, and there were 16 million people willing to pay. Not a mistake - 16 million subscribers. She made an incredible £16 million at her peak.
What made her so successful? Very simply, she has a very big personality that people just can't get enough of. Her fans felt like they were getting a glimpse into her glamorous lifestyle. It wasn't just photos - they were given VIP access to the private world of a celebrity.
She's stepped back from the platform now, but here's the rumor mill - it looks like she earned between £190 million total at the end. This makes her the richest OnlyFans creator of all time. Not shabby for someone who started out as a reality TV star, hey?
2. Bella Thorne
Here's someone who made history on day 1! Bella Thorne became the first person ever to earn £800.000 in only 24 hours on OnlyFans. Mental, isn't it?
At the same time, she was pulling in about £8.8 million each month while only charging £8 for subscriptions. The content included sultry photos and personal moments - she was giving fans exactly what they had wanted!
But here's the thing - she didn't last long. A scandal in 2021 saw her leave the platform. Still, she proved that you can make an absolute bank on OnlyFans from day one!
The reason for all of this was that she was giving fans 1) what they couldn't get anywhere else; 2) behind-the-scenes content and personal messages; 3) the feeling of exclusivity, wanting more.
3. Cardi B
Cardi B was different from other users, especially with how she handled her OnlyFans account in 2020. She used her OnlyFans account to tell her stories, renowned for an exorbitantly behind-the-scenes view of her music videos.
A fantastic marketing execution. Cardi B only posted 6 times on her page and quickly got as many as 81 million subscribers. Can you believe that?
Her subscription was £4, making it a fair price to let almost anyone subscribe to her page, but she made millions on sheer subscriber numbers. Sometimes, less is more, especially when you have found the right tactic.
4. Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea also joined the platform in January 2023, but she joined as one of the highest players on the platform. This did not happen immediately, as it took fevered dedication.
Iggy charged £20 per month for exclusive behind-the-scenes access to music, photoshoot fun and daily life. She now generates a whopping £7.3 million per month.
Iggy had success based on treating her OnlyFans account like a business with regular posting and contact with fans. She was determined to create great content and was devoted to what it means to be consistent over time.
5. Coco Austin
Does anyone else remember Ice Loves Coco (2011)? Coco Austin, who is milking this reality fame into OnlyFans gold, is making £7.2 million each month, which puts her in the top 5.
Having married rapper Ice-T assisted with name recognition, but she has built her following beyond that and makes sure to give exclusive content, as well as teasers, to keep people actively engaged.
Although £16 a month is not the cheapest subscription on the platform, fans think she is worth it. She knows how to make fans feel special and part of something exclusive!
6. Mia Khalifa
Mia Khalifa came to OnlyFans with some type of star power behind her. She already had 22 million social media followers who were ready to subscribe as soon as she launched. She charges £9.50 per month and gets £5 million a month from that.
Her content is exactly what you would expect with her pedigree - some adult stuff, but also lifestyle/fits.
The difference with Mia is that she is authentic; she doesn't try to be something she is not, and fans appreciate that. It builds loyalty, which makes them want to pay for her premium content.
7. Erica Mena
This is an interesting one - Erica Mena offers a free subscription, and still manages to make £3.6 million per month. How does she manage that? Tips - that's how. As a model, actress, and video personality, she knows how to connect with people.
She spends time in live chats, responds to personal messages, and otherwise makes every fan feel special. This personal connection motivates generous tips.
Her fans don't just subscribe - they actively support her because she has built meaningful relationships with them - a little bit of a masterclass in fan engagement.
8. Bhad Bhabie
Danielle Bregoli, aka Bhad Bhabie, is another millionaire on OnlyFans. After joining in April 2021, she made £41 million in her first year.
She charges £19 and averages about £3.4 million per month. Although she primarily sells adult content, she sells her personality.
What is remarkable about Bhad Bhabie is that she has kept her earnings consistent. It is one thing to earn millions in your first year; to do it every year - that's real business smarts.
9. Pia Mia
Pia Mia began her career as a singer on YouTube and gradually grew her following on social media platforms. Once she transferred to OnlyFans, she brought all her fans with her.
She shares behind-the-scenes content for music intertwined with other risqué material. It is a perfect blend that appeals to fans of music and people looking for exclusive content.
Her success illustrates that you can go from traditional social media to OnlyFans without losing your core audience. You simply have to give them a reason to follow you into the new platform.
Top Earners On OnlyFans Who Are Not Celebrities
Now, this is where the story gets really crazy. These creators didn't have millions of followers when they started. They built their empires from the ground up through hard work and smart moves.
10. Tana Mongeau
Tana Mongeau proves you do not need to be a household name to make money on OnlyFans. It all started with her YouTube storytime videos, from which she grew into a £2.4 million monthly OnlyFans income.
Even with a free subscription, she earns great money from tips and pay-per-view material. What is her trick? She treats every fan like they matter. She responds to messages, creates custom content, and keeps people entertained.
Her success shows that personality can be just as valuable as appearance. Fans subscribe to Tana because they enjoy her as a person and not just her content.
11. Gemma McCourt
Gemma McCourt is a perfect example of how regular people can go from zero to OnlyFans millionaire. This model is generating somewhere around £1.8 million per month with her 102800 subscribers.
Gemma charges £23 a month in a world where the average is much lower. But her fans have no issue paying because Gemma has spent years cultivating a relationship with them. Gemma also has a free account that showcases her quality and provides potential subscribers a reason to jump in a paid way.
Gemma's yearly revenue exceeds an unbelievable £23.5 million. It's not a bad living for a girl who wasn't known before OnlyFans.
12. Mila Mondel
This 24-year-old British model is the epitome of cracking the code as she is earning somewhere around £1.2 million a month with 150000 subscribers averaging £16 per month.
Mila offers subscription bundles and free trial options to entice her potential new fans. Once they subscribe, she is active in replies, interacts frequently with her subscribers, and keeps them engaged to eventually up-sell new subscribers with quality content.
Mila's earnings show there has to be a method for positioning your pricing and promotional incentives, as this may be more important than just the content you are offering. Not only is it what you are selling, but how you are selling and packaging your sales.
13. Dannii Harwood
Dannii Harwood has gained an impressive subscriber following of 200,000 fans on OnlyFans. If she charges £10.50 per month, this would approximate an income of around £1.1 million a month.
There are lessons to be learned here with the preceding style with which Dannii operates. She posts personalised content on fan requests and posts multiple times daily, provides a subscription bundle option, and puts in free trials for new supporters.
Her earnings are directly linked to her work rate. She treats OnlyFans like a full-time job, and her work hours reflect in her earnings.
14. Belle Delphine
Although Belle Delphine only has 60000 subscribers, she is doing amazing! But, it is important to articulate that she does charge £28 per month to access her cosplay/gaming and fetish-type videos.
Belle's estimated monthly income of £960,000 is simply phenomenal! It should also be noted that Belle has monopolised a niche for herself. Her marketing and promo levels are equally legendary, and she knows how to create a buzz for her content.
Belle is proof that it is not about millions of followers but a nucleus of true fans willing to part with good money for what they get.
Highest Paid Male OnlyFans Creators
This platform isn’t just for females. There are many male creators who run successful pages and make serious money. Here are the top guys showing males how to make it work.
15. Tyga
It has been reported that Tyga made £6.1 million a month on his OnlyFans. Tyga was followed by 21.6 million subscribers, charging them all £16 a month for behind-the-scenes music content and footage from private parties.
His billion-dollar success shows male creators can dominate the platform just like the females! Tyga has deleted his OnlyFans account to build a similar platform, but he has shown what can be achieved using OnlyFans.
Tyga's success can be attributed to gaining pre-existing fame and providing subscribers with exclusive content. While Tyga has deleted his OnlyFans, it helped male creators see what can be made on the platform.
16. Safaree Samuels
Safaree Samuels, a Jamaican-American rapper, is reported to make about £1.5 million a month, charging subscribers £12 monthly.
Safaree has approximately 3.2 million followers and charges for a mixture of adult content as well as numerous regular lifestyle-type posts.
What is interesting about Safaree is that he has a tiered account. Each pricing subscription provides fans with different types of content, maximizing their earning potential from each of their subscribers.
17. Reno Gold
Reno Gold has spent nearly a decade in the adult industry, and his on-the-job experience has helped him earn a decent income from OnlyFans. He is 27 years old and is reported to be one of the highest-paid creators on the platform.
Reno charges £12 a month for a subscription and earns around £1.7 million monthly. Reno's long career in adult entertainment gave him a fantastic platform and confidence to ensure OnlyFans would be a success from day one.
18. Nikocado Avocado
Nikocado Avocado is a YouTube star with a channel focused on eating challenges and entertaining fans. Nik enjoys using his YouTube relationship with fans by providing only personal content on OnlyFans.
He charges subscribers £12 and estimates to earn around £400,000 monthly. Nik fully brings his distinct approach and brilliance at storytelling to us, and it has worked in a crowded space.
19. Megan Barton-Hanson
Megan Barton-Hanson is a British model who transferred her Love Island UK fame into OnlyFans success. Megan charges £20 a month to her 80,000 subscribers, so she estimates earning about £850,000 monthly.
Megan has been brilliant at focusing her 1.6 million followers on Instagram to ensure she promotes her OnlyFans content. An example of cross-platform promotion, done the right way!
20. Casanova
Casanova is a rapper who brings in £840,000 a month. He charges £20 a month to 80,000 subscribers for adult content and exclusive videos.
He uses his 2.2 million Instagram followers to direct traffic to his OnlyFans page. A super simple idea that he has incredibly pulled off well.
How to Become a Top Earner on OnlyFans
So, you've seen how much these creators earn, and now you might want to try it yourself.
Even reaching $100,000 is nothing to sneeze at, but even that is far from easy; it's not impossible if you take the right steps.
Build an audience outside of OnlyFans
And here’s the kicker. Most of the top earners already had an audience before OnlyFans launched. Blac Chyna was famous on reality TV. Cardi B was already an established rap superstar. Mia Khalifa had a successful career in adult film.
Don’t worry if you’re not famous. You can certainly build an audience via Instagram, TikTok, Twitter or YouTube, but you need to produce content that people want to see and share.
Start posting regularly on social media and interacting with your audience. Build real relationships. Once your audience is built, you can introduce them to your OnlyFans content.
Find your niche
This is 100% the most important part of this whole process, so take this seriously. You can’t be everything to everyone. Pick a specific niche and be the best at it. Be it fitness content, cosplay, fetish content or lifestyle posts - be specific.
Having a niche will help you stand out from the millions of other writers out there. It also helps you make sure you're targeting the right audience - people who are interested in what you have to offer.
Think of creators like Belle Delphine with her cosplay content and Nikocado Avocado with his unique personality. They have found their way and stayed in it.
Create high-quality and engaging content
This should be a no-brainer, but you’d be surprised how many writers mess it up. Your content shouldn’t just be thrown together as if it's a chore. Your content should look clean and professional. Good lighting, audible sound and interesting angles are important.
Quality isn't just about technical aspects; you also need to engage your audience emotionally. Make them laugh, get them fired up, make them think, make them feel - whatever falls into your niche.
Mix up the types of your content. Content should be a mix of photos, videos, live streams and written posts. Variety keeps subscribers interested.
Promote your OnlyFans
Creating content is only half the battle. If nobody knows about the content, nobody will subscribe to it. Constantly promote yourself on all platforms.
Reddit, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok - promote yourself on EVERY platform. You'll potentially have thousands more subscribers.
We know this can be exhausting and overwhelming. That's why many successful creatives use engagement scheduling or management tools to promote their brand.
Be consistent
Making big money on OnlyFans won't happen overnight. It will take months and years of daily engagement and posting content. You need to be there every day, no matter how you feel.
Consistency doesn't just mean frequency of posts. You need to be consistent with your brand, personality and quality content.
Your subscribers need to be able to relate to you. If you’re fun and flirty one day and serious or aloof the next, you'll confuse and lose your subscribers.
How the Top Earners on OnlyFans Earn Money
A lot of people think OnlyFans makes money when the creators charge a monthly subscription. Certainly, that's part of it, but the top earners on OnlyFans probably use many methods to make money.
Collaboration with other creators
Collaborating with other creators or brands can greatly improve your earning potential. When you collaborate with others, you open up your content to their audience and get instant exposure.
Some creatives do joint photoshoots, while other creators will appear in each other's videos or stunts. Collaborating with brands can bring in even more money if you have the right audience.
Tiered subscriptions
Smart creatives offer tiered subscriptions. For £10, you might get basic content; for £20, everything; and for £50, you get personalised messages on top of everything.
This varies budgets and helps you maximise your revenue from your biggest supporters.
Limited time offers
Nothing drives urgency like a deadline. "50% off for the next 24 hours" encourages users to sign up immediately rather than thinking about it weeks later.
Flash sales can lead to massive increases in subscribers and revenue.
Pay-per-view content
Even subscribers can occasionally pay extra for premium content. This can be longer videos, customised content or a look behind the scenes.
PPV could also mean hundreds or thousands of extra revenue per month, especially if you have dedicated subscribers who want exclusive access.
OnlyFans live
Live streams are goldmines for engagement and tipping. Fans enjoy the personal touch and usually tip generously on live content.
You can also charge for special live events or virtual meetings.
Tips to Earn like OnlyFans' Top Earners
Now, we'll look at the strategies top earners use to set themselves apart from everyone else. These tips can make the difference between making pocket change and making millions.
Many successful creators go to great lengths to promote tips. They make it easy for fans to show appreciation for their content and monthly subscription. Most importantly, they make sure that fans feel truly appreciated when they tip.
Customised requests
Fans spend a lot of money on content created specifically for them. This could be a video with a personalised message or content featuring their name; either way, customised requests are a pure win.
They also help you build a more personal relationship with your strongest supporters. When your fans know they're paying for customised content, they feel special and are much more likely to follow you long-term.
Bundled packages
Instead of selling individual pieces of content, put together bundles. "Get 20 photos and 5 videos for £30" seems better than selling them individually.
You can even put together themed bundles, such as a "Gym Workout" or a "Date Night" collection. This can make it easier for fans to buy and increase the average transaction basket.
Merch sales
Consider selling both physical and digital items. Selling physical items such as clothing, accessories, or even signed photos can significantly increase your monthly income!
Your biggest fans often want something physical that they can own. Merchandising items also serves as a marketing tool when people wear or display your branded items!
FAQs About OnlyFans' Top Earners
Who has made the most money on OnlyFans in a single day?
This record is held by Bella Thorne, who earned £800,000 in the first 24 hours of her return to the platform in 2020. That's more than most people earn in their entire lives, all in a single day!
Who earns the most money on OnlyFans?
Currently, Iggy Azalea, Coco Austin and Mia Khalifa are the top earners on the platform. However, Blac Chyna holds the record with an estimated £190 million earned during her time on the platform.
How much do the top earners on OnlyFans earn?
The highest-paid creators earn millions per month. Blac Chyna has reportedly earned a total of £190 million; Iggy Azalea earns over £7 million monthly. Creators not in the top 10 can earn $200,000 a month or more on the platform.
Conclusion
After looking at some of the top earners on OnlyFans, there is something common. The first is that almost all these top earners were already well-known, as we mentioned earlier. If you have this type of pre-existing market or audience, it will be much easier to open an OnlyFans account.
However, that doesn't mean you can't make money on OnlyFans even if you're not a celebrity or a well-known personality.
Creators like Gemma McCourt and Tana Mongeau literally started from scratch. They are examples of how you can create a base to grow bigger or perhaps earn a full-time income if you do it right.
Most of the creators we've mentioned here see OnlyFans as a business. They don't run it as a hobby. They don't just throw things together randomly or sporadically - they show up and intentionally engage with their fans.
Successful creators don't just depend on subscription revenue either. Many of the best revenue streams come from tips, pay-per-view (PPV) and individual requests for private content and collaborations.
Remember that you make money from your audience, not just monthly revenue.
It takes time, perseverance, and a strong wallet to earn an income at the top. There are a lot of other people fighting to get to the top, just like you. That's why you need to attract your audience with quality content and an engaging personality, and hopefully, both of these will make you a brand.