Starting to see that to with alot of old pornstars coming back. Maybe yes they are coming because of these new platforms or could be they are mismanaged their money. Cherie deville is one of the only pornstars that break it down in how most pornstars dont make money.
Start at the 14:00 time mark
Never seen this Sharp guy before but he immediately struck me as super-annoying, so it was difficult to listen to even a minute of this interview. But from what I heard, Cherie's logic and calculation is kinda off. She's assuming that "Top 1% on Onlyfans" means "highest earners on Onlyfans"... so if her FREE account is Top 1% and she don't make shit off it, then that means that 99% of OF creators are making less than shit.
But the reality is that OF is extremely opaque about how they calculate these percentiles. Nobody knows for sure what they really mean. Some people say it's based on the amount earned from baseline subscriptions. But if that were so, Cherie's free account would not be in the top percentile. There's more currency to the idea that it might be based on engagement: which pages get the most visitors, the most likes and comments (which is why you got creators always begging, badgering and bribing their followers to like all their posts).
But one thing for certain is that it does not sum up the total amount earned from PPVs, customs, tips, gifts and other interactions. It is true that a lot of OF creators are making barely any money at all. But there are also a lot who are quietly making a fortune without even being in the Top 1%... It all depends on the commitment and connection with the fanbase.