Meet OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely. What's he up to now? The Essex native ran the popular content platform with his family, and Lily Allen, Cardi B, and Bella Thorne are all creators on it

OnlyFans has also attracted celebrities, including Cardi BBella Thorne, Amber Rose and Blac Chyna. Most recently, Lily Allen joined the platform and began selling images of her feet, according to TMZ.

Stokely has since sold all of his shares in the family business and stepped down as CEO. What is he doing now and how does he spend his millions?

What exactly is OnlyFans?

Ara Queen Bae on OnlyFans. Photo: @onlyfans/Instagram

OnlyFans is a social media platform where creators share their content with subscribers for a monthly fee. Some content may also be viewable for free. This content may include adult and other sexually explicit content. OnlyFans takes a 20% cut of all creator revenue.

The site was launched in 2016 and acquired in 2018 by Ukrainian-American businessman Leonid Radvinsky, founder of the webcam site MyFreeCams. According to Forbes, Radvinsky has an estimated net worth of $3 billion. Between 2022 and 2023, he paid himself $500 million in dividends from OnlyFans profits.

In 2021, Stokely resigned as CEO of the company after selling all of his shares. He reportedly had a net worth of $120 million that year.

OnlyFans, a family business

Tim Stokely is from Essex in England, UK. Photo: @timstokely/Instagram — Tim Stokely is from Essex, England, UK. Photo: @timstokely/Instagram

Tim, 41, reportedly grew up in Essex, England, and is a graduate of Anglia Ruskin University. His father, Guy, is a former investment banker, while his mother Deborah was listed as a director of OnlyFans’ parent company, according to The Guardian. His brother Tom was its chief operating officer.

He has a luxurious lifestyle

Tim Stokely lives in the wealthy county of Hertfordshire in England. Photo: @timstokely/Instagram — Tim Stokely lives in the affluent county of Hertfordshire, England. Photo: @timstokely/Instagram

Stokely has been widely cited in the British media for flaunting his wealth, posting photos of his lavish lifestyle on his social media accounts. He lives in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, an area known as the “wealth county.” Stokely’s property is reportedly worth around $3.4 million.

The house has six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a gym, sauna, home cinema and marble bar. It is said to have been finished to a very specific specification; inside the games room there are fluorescent modern art sculptures and a purple pool table.

Savile Row suits have become synonymous with Tim Stokely. Photo: @timstokely/Instagram

Stokely is known for wearing Savile Row Suits and expensive watches, and his Instagram page is filled with luxury travel destinations including Ibiza and Mallorca.

What was Tim Stokely doing before OnlyFans?

Tim Stokely is known to flaunt his wealth on social media. Photo: @timstokely/Instagram — Tim Stokely is known for flaunting his wealth on social media. Photo: @timstokely/Instagram

Before OnlyFans, Stokely dabbled in other adult content platforms, including one focused on BDSM and other fetishes. Glam Worship was a platform dedicated to financial domination, a fetish where a submissive gives gifts and money to a financial dominant, according to the Financial Times. He then created Customs4U.com, a platform where fans could request personal videos from adult performers.

In December 2021, Stokely stepped down as CEO of OnlyFans. Prior to that, Stokely had sold 75% of his stake in the company to Radvinsky, according to Business Insider, before selling it all back.

In 2022, Stokely talked about his next venture, a platform that trades celebrity digital collectibles called Zoop. The exchange platform received $15 million in grants and investments in 2022, as reported by Forbes. Zoop’s goal is to remove barriers for people to enter the metaverse and Web3.