Fansly
Subscription-based creator economy platform with tiered monetization, primarily for adult content creators.
Creator Economy
📍 Baltimore, MD
Founded 2020
Current Valuation
Private
PRIVATE
Fansly is a subscription-based social media platform operated by Select Media LLC out of Baltimore, primarily known as an OnlyFans competitor focused on adult content with a tiered subscription model. Bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding rounds, the platform took 20% commission and surged to 2M+ users during OnlyFans' brief 2021 adult-content-ban scare.
Founders & Key People
Micheal Etelis
Products
- Tiered subscriptions
- Pay-per-view content
- Tips and paid messaging
- Live streaming with ticketed access
- Creator algorithmic discovery feed
Competitors
OnlyFans · FanCentro · Fanvue · ManyVids · Patreon
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of recent date. Refreshed quarterly.