Where the numbers on this site come from.

Every statistic published on Best OnlyFans Reviews traces back to a public source we can name and a date we can defend. This page is the master list. If you cite a number from our site, this is the page that lets you cite the original instead.

Maintained by The Analyst Last reviewed 7 May 2026 · Re-audit cadence: monthly · Out-of-cycle when new annual reports drop

Tier 1 — Primary sources

The company itself, its statutory filings, and regulator-published documents. These are the strongest available evidence and the source we prefer wherever a figure exists at this tier.

• Fenix International Limited — Annual report and financial statements Tier 1 · UK Companies House filing

  Statutory annual report filed by OnlyFans's UK parent company. Source for: gross fan payments, creator payouts, net revenue, profit before tax, year-on-year growth.

  Filed annually with UK Companies House (filer: Fenix International Limited, company no. 10354575). Last accessed: 7 May 2026. Used on: /statistics.

• Companies House — Confirmation statements and director filings Tier 1 · UK government register

  Public register of UK company filings. Source for: corporate structure, ownership history, director changes, filing dates.

  Last accessed: 7 May 2026. Used on: /about, /statistics.

• OnlyFans Newsroom — Official press releases Tier 1 · Company channel

  Official statements, fee structure announcements, content rule updates.

  Last accessed: 7 May 2026. Used on: /statistics, /onlyfans-alternatives.

• OnlyFans Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy Tier 1 · Platform document

  Source for: fee model (80/20 split), content rules, payout schedule, geographic restrictions.

  Last accessed: 7 May 2026. Used on: /statistics, /methodology (trust-signal factor).

Tier 2 — Reputable secondary sources

Business press, regulatory analysis, and research-firm publications that themselves cite primary documents. We use these where Tier 1 is not yet available, where the secondary adds analytical context, or where they are the standard citation in industry coverage.

• Reuters / Financial Times / BBC business coverage Tier 2 · Major business press

  Business reporting on OnlyFans, Fenix International, the wider creator economy, and competitor platforms (Fansly, JustFor.Fans).

  We cite specific articles by URL on the pages where their figures appear. Used on: /statistics.

• Statista — Creator economy and subscription platform reports Tier 2 · Research aggregator

  Standardised subscription-platform comparison data, geographic distribution estimates, demographic studies.

  Last accessed: 30 April 2026. Used on: /statistics.

• Pew Research Center — Adult internet behaviour studies Tier 2 · Independent research

  Survey data on adult subscription content consumption, demographic breakdowns, attitudinal research.

  Last accessed: 30 April 2026. Used on: /free-onlyfans.

Tier 3 — Public-side proxies (our own collection)

Data we collect ourselves from the public surfaces of creator profiles. These are the inputs to scoring (see methodology) but also support aggregate observations we publish — average sub price by niche, posting cadence distributions, free-page density. Our own collection is reproducible: any reader can re-run the same observation on the same public surface.

• Public OnlyFans profile observation Tier 3 · Best OnlyFans Reviews collection

  Bio text, posted sub price, free-preview density, post timestamps, public reply behaviour, OnlyFans verification badges, profile freshness signals.

  Continuous collection. Re-audit cadence per methodology. Used on: every page that publishes a creator score, niche aggregate, or activity statistic.

• Cross-platform identity verification Tier 3 · Best OnlyFans Reviews collection

  Twitter/X, Instagram, Reddit, and TikTok presence used to verify creator identity claims as part of the trust-signal factor.

  Used on: trust-signal scoring · methodology.

• Public review aggregation Tier 3 · Best OnlyFans Reviews collection

  Public mentions of creator behaviour from forums, public Reddit threads, and platform-side comment sections. Used as supporting signal for interaction quality.

  Used on: interaction-quality scoring · methodology.

What we don't accept as a source

The following are excluded as primary sources for any claim published on this site, regardless of how convenient or compelling the figure:

• Anonymous tip aggregators. "I heard from a creator" content without verifiable provenance.
• Leak repositories. Sites distributing leaked paid content. We do not link to them, cite them, or use figures derived from them.
• Engagement-farm rankings. "Top 100" lists from sites whose ranking criteria are undocumented or driven by reciprocal traffic.
• Affiliate-driven editorial. Where a publication's score correlates with payout structure rather than methodology, we do not treat their numbers as evidence.
• Closed surveys without methodology. Polls, surveys, and "research" without published methodology, sample size, or representative-sampling discussion.

Cite our pages, not just our numbers

If you are writing about OnlyFans market data and want to cite Best OnlyFans Reviews, cite the page where the figure appears (usually /statistics) along with the specific number and the date you accessed it. Three working examples:

MLA: Best OnlyFans Reviews. "OnlyFans Statistics 2026."
  bestonlyfansreviews.com/statistics. Accessed 7 May 2026.
APA: Best OnlyFans Reviews. (2026, May 7).
  OnlyFans Statistics 2026. https://bestonlyfansreviews.com/statistics
Inline: According to Best OnlyFans Reviews (May 2026),
  OnlyFans processed $7.22B in gross fan payments in 2024.

For each statistic on our pages, you will find a small "source" link beside the figure that opens the relevant Tier 1 or Tier 2 reference. Cite that primary directly where possible — we are happy to be the discovery layer rather than the citation.

Found a wrong number?

If a figure on our site doesn't match its cited source, we want to know. Send the dispute through the contact form with subject "Source correction". Include: page URL, the figure, and the source URL with the corrected figure. Per our correction policy, we respond within 5 business days and the correction is logged on the affected page.

Companion data project

Some readers (journalists, analysts, embed-builders) want the raw data set, not the editorial summary. We publish the full chart pack and CSV exports on a sister site:

• OnlyFansStatistics.com Companion data project · same primary source

  50+ sourced statistics pages covering revenue, creators, fans, geography, and demographics. Includes a downloadable press kit, per-page CSVs, and a JSON feed. Both sites cite Fenix International Limited's UK Companies House filing as the primary source.

  Used as the chart-pack and CSV layer behind /statistics. Independently editable but built from the same source ledger. Useful deep-links: earnings overview, users by country, top earners, methodology.