Fanvue

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Fanvue
Company type Private
Industry
Genre Video on demand
Founded2020(5 years ago) (2020) in London, England
Founder
Headquarters
London
,
England
Area served
Global
Key people
  • Will Monange
  • (CEO)
  • Joel Morris (CEO)
Number of employees
48 (2025)
Website fanvue.com

Fanvue is a British content paid subscription service that allows creators to upload and sell exclusive content to their subscribers. [1] Founded in 2020 by Will Monange and Joel Morris and based in London, England, [2] Fanvue has an emphasis on artificial intelligence-generated creators and models. [3] [4] It organizes Miss AI, an AI beauty pageant. [5]

History

Fanvue, founded by William Monange and YouTuber Joel Morris who serve as co-CEOs, [6] originally launched in 2020. It raised a $1 million round of funding in 2021. [7]

Fanvue gained traction as an alternative to platforms like Passes, particularly with AI-generated content. [8] AI creators accounted for 15% of Fanvue’s total revenues one month. [9] Its most popular creators include Aitana López, with about 350,000 followers on Instagram. [10] Many have used the platform to launch "AI influencers" as side hustles. [11] [12]

In 2024, Fanvue launched the Miss AI beauty pagent with a $20,000 prize pool, along with a series of Fanvue World AI Creator Awards. [13] [14]

References

  1. ↑ Poinski, Megan (5 June 2024). "Why Today's Smart Marketers Are Cozying Up To The CIO". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  2. ↑ Leonard, Sue; Doughty, Eleanor; Glasby, Matt; Boztas, Senay (2025-05-23). "202 best small places to work 2025". The Times. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  3. ↑ Biino, Marta. "Fanvue, an OnlyFans competitor, is betting big on AI-generated adult content. But some creators question its approach". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  4. ↑ Hogg, Ryan. "AI influencers are making their secretive creators tens of thousands of dollars a month". Fortune Europe. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  5. ↑ Gibbs, Alice (2024-07-17). "First-ever AI beauty queen is crowned". Newsweek. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  6. ↑ Biino, Marta. "Why the CEO of OnlyFans rival Fanvue thinks AI influencers 'will thrive,' especially for adult content". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  7. ↑ "Founded during lockdown, Fanvue secures £724K to shape the future of content monetisation". UKTN. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  8. ↑ "These AI Tools Are Helping to Shape the $250 Billion Creator Economy – Here's What You Need to Know According to Fanvue Co-Founder, Joel Morris". Entrepreneur. 2025-11-19. Retrieved 2025-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ Eakin, Marah. "The Uncanny Rise of the World's First AI Beauty Pageant". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  10. ↑ Signorelli, Andrea. "What is Fanvue, the OnlyFans of Artificial Intelligence?". www.domusweb.it. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  11. ↑ Biino, Marta. "I created an AI influencer as a side hustle to make extra money. It's been weirder and harder than I expected, and I feel like she has a life of her own now". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  12. ↑ Shaw, Neil (2024-12-19). "Students find a new side-hustle, building AI influencers". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  13. ↑ Carballo, Jara (2024-04-23). "Fanvue launches pioneering AI beauty contest showcasing digitally-created beauties". The Independent. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  14. ↑ Palumbo, Jacqui (2024-07-11). "The first Miss AI has been crowned — and she's a Moroccan lifestyle influencer". CNN. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
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