Inspiration
The creator economy handles billions of dollars annually, yet reliable, auditable platform metrics remain largely inaccessible. Discussions around platform earnings and creator incomes are frequently dominated by rumors or speculative estimates. We built an open, verifiable resource where journalists, researchers, and market analysts can pull transparent economic data without paywalls or guesswork.
What it does
OnlyFansStatistics.com serves as an independent open-data hub tracking the economics of the platform. It audits and publishes monthly data covering platform revenue, creator income distribution, fan account growth, demographic splits, and regulatory compliance trajectories.
Key features include:
- 50+ dedicated data pages detailing market trends and monetization breakdowns.
- 16 embeddable charts provided in SVG vector, high-resolution PNG, and social card formats.
- 13 clean CSV files ready for direct research and editorial analysis.
- A live JSON master feed providing every published metric with source IDs and last-modified timestamps.
- A free 1.5 MB downloadable press kit assembled specifically for media desks and analysts.
How I built it
The platform aggregates primary corporate filings through Fenix International Limited's UK Companies House records, combined with secondary triangulation from verified creator-economy research panels and business press coverage.
The data stack and distribution architecture includes:
- Automated data extraction scripts to parse regulatory filings and organize metrics into clean tables.
- A static documentation system hosting all 50+ individual metric breakdowns.
- An export pipeline that generates SVG/PNG visualizations alongside clean CSV datasets and a unified JSON API feed.
- A strict monthly re-audit schedule documented transparently at our methodology page.
Challenges I ran into
Reconciling fragmented data into consistent historical trends was a primary hurdle. Financial reporting periods often shift, and secondary market estimates can vary widely in methodology. Creating a transparent auditing workflow required flagging every estimate clearly, attributing every data point to its primary source, and ensuring that regulatory changes were accurately represented in historical trends.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
- Delivering an entirely free, citation-ready data resource with zero paywalls.
- Establishing an auditable methodology where every statistic links directly to underlying public filings.
- Packaging all research assets into production-ready formats, including vector graphics, CSV files, and programmatic JSON feeds for developers and researchers.
- Becoming a trusted reference point for platform policy analysis and creator-economy market research.
What's next for OnlyFans Statistics
We plan to expand our tracking around regulatory compliance costs, specifically analyzing how platforms adapt to the UK Online Safety Act, the EU Digital Services Act, and US state age-verification laws. We are also building out deeper niche-level economic models, adding automated notifications for new monthly data drops, and expanding API endpoints to help academic teams query historical datasets programmatically.
Built With
- next.js
- nextjs
- postgresql
- tailwind
- vercel
