The pandemic-era OnlyFans boom that turned subscription content into a quick-cash plan for out-of-work creators is finished, according to gay TikToker and OF performer Josh Bigosh, known online as @beefyotter. His verdict is plain. The market is saturated, the average payout is thin, and the company is heading into a messy ownership shake-up. The twist? He thinks something queerer could grow out of the wreckage.
In a recent TikTok, Bigosh told viewers, “It feels like everybody and their situationship is on OF.” He has a healthy following on the platform himself, so this is less doom-posting and more pragmatic advice from inside the industry. Anyone hoping to swap careers and chase the 2020 gold rush, he reckons, is showing up about six years late.
OF users collectively spent more than US$7 billion on the platform in 2024, according to OFStats. The average monthly creator pay sits at roughly US$130, which barely covers a week of groceries. The creator pool keeps growing, the spend per creator keeps shrinking, and for most people the maths simply isn’t working anymore.
Forbes reported in March 2026 that OF is in active sale negotiations following the death of its founder. One of the lead bidders, Silicon Valley firm Architect Capital (also a Juul backer), wants to take the platform in a “more PG” direction, per the New York Post. For LGBTQIA+ creators who built their audiences on adult content, that pivot would be a real problem.
Why X is part of the squeeze
Bigosh also flagged a second pressure point.
“Twitter has gotten way too good,” he said. “I genuinely think it should be illegal that Twitter can recommend you smut videos based on the smut videos you like.”
Free algorithmic content on X means fewer subscribers willing to pay for what sits behind the OF paywall. Add AI-generated material into the mix and human creators are facing a much harder fight for attention.
Could something queerer take its place?
This is where Bigosh leaves us with a glimmer. The OF era may be winding down, but a more community-led, more openly queer platform could grow into the gap it leaves behind. Are we due for a queer-built alternative? At DNA, we’d happily back one.
For now, the message from a working gay creator is to keep your day job, watch the OF sale closely, and pay close attention to where queer creators move next.
