How Much Does OnlyFans Take? The 20% Fee Explained

OnlyFans takes 20%. Of every subscription, every pay-per-view unlock and every tip, the platform keeps a fifth and the creator gets the other 80%. Joining is free; the cut is how the platform gets paid.

This guide covers what the 20% applies to, what it looks like on a $1,000 month, where it sits next to an agency’s commission, what we can and cannot tell you about payouts, and how other platforms compare. We are an agency, and our own commission is calculated on what is left after the 20%, so read it with that in mind. Every figure below comes from a source named in the text or from one of our own published pages.

The short answer: 20% of everything fans pay

OnlyFans keeps 20% of the gross, meaning the full amount a fan pays, and the rest goes to your balance. The rate is the same whatever the money is for:

• Subscriptions. The monthly price you set for your page.
• Pay-per-view. Locked messages sent to one fan or a list, and locked posts on the feed. See what PPV means on OnlyFans.
• Tips. Same 20%, same 80%.

Our OnlyFans statistics page puts it in one line: 20% of all transactions, unchanged since launch. You set your prices; the platform sets only the minimum a subscription or a tip can be.

This is not just our reading of the platform. In its judgment of 28 February 2023 in Fenix International (C-695/20), the EU Court of Justice described how the company behind OnlyFans works: it collects and distributes the payments fans make and “levies 20% on any sum paid to a creator”. The company’s filed accounts show the same split at scale. Variety reported on 22 August 2025 that for the fiscal year ended 30 November 2024 OnlyFans had $7.22 billion in gross revenue and $1.41 billion in net revenue, and that the company, which “shares 80% of fan payments with creators”, paid $5.80 billion to creators.

A worked example: $1,000 in, $800 out

Say fans spend $1,000 with you in a month: $300 on subscriptions, $550 on PPV and $150 in tips. Here is the split:

• Subscriptions, $300: OnlyFans keeps $60, you get $240.
• PPV, $550: OnlyFans keeps $110, you get $440.
• Tips, $150: OnlyFans keeps $30, you get $120.
• Total, $1,000: OnlyFans keeps $200, you get $800.

Because the rate is flat, the mix does not change the cut; it changes how much there is to cut from. You cannot negotiate the 20%, but you decide where the revenue comes from. On the accounts we manage, roughly 74% of net revenue comes from messages, meaning PPV unlocks and tips in the inbox, which is why that is where we spend our effort.

The same arithmetic works at any size. The example on our earnings calculator uses $5,000 in subscriptions, $5,000 in PPV and $600 in tips: $10,600 a month from fans, $8,480 to the creator.

It also matters when you read other people’s numbers. Ask whether a figure is gross or net: a $10,000 gross month pays out $8,000. Our guide to checking someone’s OnlyFans earnings goes through what to ask.

The 20% comes first, agency commission comes after

If you work with a management agency, there are two cuts, and the order matters. The fan pays, OnlyFans keeps its 20%, and what is left, your 80%, is the net revenue. A fair agency percentage is calculated on that net, after OnlyFans has taken its share, never on the gross.

On the $1,000 month above, an agency charging 40% of net takes $320 of your $800 and you keep $480. If the same 40% were charged on the gross $1,000, the agency would take $400 and you would keep $400. Same headline percentage, $80 less for you on every $1,000 fans spend, from one word in a contract. Ask which base it is before you sign.

Ours is public: between 25% and 55% of net revenue, charged after the platform’s 20%, with no upfront fees. How agency commission works explains what a percentage should buy, and how much OnlyFans agencies take covers the usual ranges. To see what an agency would need to add to leave you better off, try the commission calculator.

How payouts work, as far as we can say

After the 20%, the other 80% goes to your balance on the platform and reaches you as a payout. The platform collects every fan payment and distributes it; the court judgment notes that payments appear on a fan’s bank statement as payments to Fenix, the company that runs OnlyFans.

• Nothing is withheld for tax. A payout is the full 80%. In the US, the tax on it is yours to set aside and pay in quarterly instalments.
• US creators get a 1099-NEC once they clear $600 in a year. It shows gross earnings, and on that form “gross” means the 80% paid out to you, not what fans spent.
• Minimums and timing. We do not quote a minimum payout amount or a holding period here, because we could not check OnlyFans’ current terms first-hand for this article. Your payout settings show what applies to your account.

How other platforms compare

Almost every alternative takes the same 20%. From our comparison of OnlyFans alternatives:

• Fansly: 20%. Both platforms keep 20% and pay out 80%; see Fansly vs OnlyFans.
• Fanvue: 20%, with 15% in the first months.
• LoyalFans: 20%.
• MYM: 20–25%.
• Fancentro: 25%.
• JustForFans: 30%.

Fees and policies change, so confirm each platform’s current terms before you commit. And the cut is a poor reason to switch on its own. A few points off a small audience is worth less than the full rate on an audience that is actually there; what really differs between these sites is discovery and how many paying fans they have.

Tax and VAT are a separate bill

The 20% is the platform’s fee, not a tax. VAT is its own question: in the same Fenix case, HMRC argued that the platform owes VAT on the whole amount fans pay rather than only on its 20%, and the court upheld the EU rule that treats a platform as acting in its own name. Income tax on your 80% depends on where you live; start with OnlyFans taxes for US creators, which links to our UK, Canada and Australia guides, and get an accountant once the money is serious.

Questions creators ask

How much does OnlyFans take from creators?

20% of everything fans pay: subscriptions, pay-per-view and tips. The creator gets the other 80%. Joining is free.

Does OnlyFans take 20% of tips too?

Yes. Tips, PPV and subscriptions all carry the same 20%. A $50 tip pays you $40.

If a fan pays $10, how much do I get?

$8. OnlyFans keeps $2. At $1,000 a month from fans you receive $800.

Does an agency take its commission before or after the OnlyFans fee?

It should be after. A fair agency calculates its percentage on the 80% you receive, not on what fans paid. Ours is 25% to 55% of net revenue, charged after the platform’s 20%. If a contract says gross, the same percentage costs you more.

Does any platform take less than OnlyFans?

Most take the same 20%. On our comparison, Fanvue is listed at 15% for the first months and 20% after; Fancentro takes 25% and JustForFans 30%. Check each platform’s current terms, and weigh discovery and audience size above a few points of fee.