OnlyFans Stokely founded
OnlyFans in 2016 with a £10,000 loan from his father, Guy, who told him, "Tim, this is going to be the last one". The platform was designed as a subscription-based service intended for all types of content creators. He sought to avoid the mistakes of his earlier sites by building in a referral system that gave third parties an incentive to recruit new content creators to the site. Following the acquisition, the platform became increasingly associated with adult content and gained widespread attention for its role in the creator economy. In December 2021, Stokely stepped down as CEO of OnlyFans, and was succeeded by Indian-American businesswoman
Amrapali Gan.
Keily Blair replaced Gan in July 2023.
Zoop After leaving OnlyFans, Stokely co-founded Zoop with RJ Phillips in 2022. Zoop is a blockchain-based digital trading card platform that allows fans to collect, buy, sell and trade 3D cards of officially licensed celebrities and influencers. It's backed by, and operates on, the Polygon blockchain network. In April 2025, Zoop partnered with the Hbar Foundation to submit a late-stage bid to acquire
TikTok from
ByteDance. The intent to purchase the app, which serves over 170 million US users, was sent to the
White House. The bid was framed as a model for creator-owned value generation.
Subs.com Stokely launched a new creator platform, Subs.com, in May 2025. Subs is designed as a hybrid of
YouTube,
Patreon,
Cameo and
TikTok-style features aimed at overhauling the
creator economy. Operating as a web app allows creators to avoid in-app fees from Apple and Google app stores as well as restrictions on adult content. Stokely intended for Subs to offer creators "everything in one place", with features to make audience-building and monetisation easier. The platform is built for a variety of creators, including podcasters, athletes, musicians and adult performers. ==References==