Leonid Radvinsky
Ukrainian-American businessman (1982–2026)
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Leonid Radvinsky[a] (May 30, 1982 – March 2026) was a Ukrainian-American businessman and computer programmer based in the United Kingdom.[2][3]
Leonid Radvinsky | |
|---|---|
Леонід Радвінський | |
Radvinsky no later than 2020 | |
| Born | May 30, 1982 |
| Died | March 2026 (aged 43) |
| Education | Northwestern University |
| Years active | 1999–2026 |
| Known for | Majority owner of OnlyFans |
| Spouse |
Katie Chudnovsky (m. 2008) |
| Website | lr |
He was the founder of the cam site MyFreeCams (through his holding company, MFCXY, Inc.),[4][5] and the majority owner of content subscription service OnlyFans.
He had an estimated net worth of $4.7 billion at the time of his death, according to Forbes.[6]
Biography
Radvinsky was born in Odesa in a Jewish family and his family later emigrated to Chicago when he was a child.[7] In 2002, he graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in economics.[8][9] He was Jewish.[10]
Radvinsky operated a venture capital fund called "Leo", founded in 2009,[8] which invests mainly in tech companies.[11] Notable investments include Israel-based B4X and the social networking software Pleroma.[9] Radvinsky was also a supporter of the Elixir programming language.[3]
Career
Early career
In 1999, when Radvinsky was 17 years old, he helped incorporate Cybertania Inc., a website referral business.[7] During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Radvinsky developed more than ten websites such as Password Universe, Working Passes and Ultra Passwords that claimed and were advertised to provide users with "illegal" and "hacked" passwords to porn sites, where he earned money for every click.[7][12] However, according to Forbes there wasn't any evidence suggesting the sites actually linked to illegal content.[13] Ultra Passwords reportedly earned $1.8 million a year in revenue during the 2000s.[9]
In 2004, he founded MyFreeCams, an adult streaming website.[7] The same year, Microsoft sued Radvinsky for allegedly sending millions of deceptive emails to Hotmail users, but the case was eventually dismissed.[14][15]
OnlyFans
In 2018, he bought a 75% stake in OnlyFans' parent company Fenix International Ltd. from its British founders Tim Stokely and his father Guy Stokely.[5][16][17] After this, OnlyFans became increasingly focused on not safe for work (NSFW) content and "gained a pop culture reputation for being a hive of pornography".[16] OnlyFans had annual revenues in excess of $6.6 billion as of November 2023, with revenues growing 19% per year.[18] Radvinsky received $472 million in dividends from the website in 2023, up from $338 million and $284 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively.[18] Radvinsky was paid $701 million by OnlyFans in 2024.[19]
Philanthropy
In 2024 Radvinsky and his wife were both major public supporters of a $23 million grant program for cancer research, which was announced at a gastrointestinal research foundation gala.[20] He donated $5 million to Ukraine relief in 2022 as well a cancer charity, an animal-welfare organization, and a skin-disorder-research fund.[9] Radvinsky also donated to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the West Suburban Humane Society.[21]
Radvinsky has also indicated on his personal website his aspiration to sign the Giving Pledge, a public commitment by wealthy individuals to donate the majority of their fortune to philanthropic causes.[22]
Political activity
Death
Radvinsky died of cancer in March 2026. OnlyFans released a statement announcing his death saying they were "deeply saddened" by the news.[24]