OnlyFans has seen tremendous growth in recent years. Now, many individuals are expressing their thoughts on Piper Rockelle earning $3.4 million within the first 24 hours of launching her account shortly after she turned 18.
OnlyFans is a subscription-based service that allows creators to share exclusive content with paying subscribers, and its popularity has surged in recent times.
Piper Rockelle’s entry into the adult content scene is generating controversy online. Over the years, she has amassed over 12 million subscribers on YouTube, 18 million followers on TikTok, and an additional 6.6 million on Instagram.
The former child YouTube star, who gained her online fame at the young age of eight, joined the platform just a few months after reaching 18. According to the Mirror, she later stated that she made $3.4 million in her first 24 hours.
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Before the launch, Rockelle teased the announcement on social media, even updating her X bio to say: “the link drops January 1st.” Once the page officially launched, she shared screenshots that purportedly showed her earnings within the initial hours.
In a post that has since been deleted, Rockelle claimed she earned $1.4 million in just one hour. She later provided a breakdown, stating that $2 million came from subscriptions, $170,000 from tips, and the rest from paid messages.
“My first day! Forever grateful. What should my first purchase be?” she wrote alongside the update, as reported by VT.
Screenshots circulating online seemed to indicate total earnings closer to $2.9 million, although Rockelle later maintained that the total for the full 24 hours reached $3.4 million.
“You’re a victim of predatory capitalism.”
The online response quickly escalated, with numerous users voicing their unease about how long some followers might have been anticipating the influencer’s 18th birthday.
“You’re a victim of predatory capitalism,” one user remarked, as reported by VT.
“It’s extremely unsettling that people watch child YouTubers and start paying for OF subscriptions the moment they turn of legal age,” another individual noted.
A different user commented: “Can you imagine how many of her followers were waiting since she was just a child?”
“All the strange men here are thrilled, but what about when she was 17? You all were just waiting for her to be of age,” another user expressed.
Criticism kept flooding in on X, with one user stating: “This entire situation is so disturbing. All the men who were waiting for her to be legal? Gross. After everything revealed in the documentary, I’m really worried for her.”
However, not everyone viewed the launch in a negative light. Some individuals defended her and commended Rockelle for leveraging her influence and taking charge of her career at the age of 18.
