A popular OnlyFans content creator has out-earned soccer superstar Lionel Messi, proving that there’s a first time for everything. Sophie Rain has only been on OnlyFans for one year, and in that year, she’s gone from humble beginnings to earning a record-breaking $43 million. Her story is a bit like Cinderella—only instead of a carriage and prince, she’s got a Spider-Man suit and a fat bank account.
Raised in a family that struggled financially, Sophie Rain turned to social media to begin building a following. That following turned into a crowd of paying subscribers on OnlyFans when the influencer and former waitress started her channel on the adults-only platform. This has been her first year on OnlyFans, and she’s already shattered records, proving that her entrepreneurial smarts are serving her incredibly well. Not only is she savvy in how she approaches her channel, but she’s also used the platform to build a loyal audience that keeps growing—and keeps paying. Paying to the tune of $43 million, to be precise.
Rain was raised in a Christian household and maintains that she is a Christian still. When faced with criticism about her faith versus her work on OnlyFans, she’s essentially said that her faith and her career can coexist, and that the Lord is forgiving of her intended path. She’s generally pretty frugal for a new multimillionaire but has made a point of using her earnings to lift her family out of poverty, stating that she intends to buy them their first home. If honoring her parents by making sure they benefit first from her hard-earned success isn’t sticking to Christian values, then what is, honestly?
Curious about how Sophie Rain’s earnings stack up against professional athletes who have traditionally out-earned sex workers? Lionel Messi’s base salary was $12 million for his first full season with Inter Miami. Messi—largely considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time—was out-earned by a spicy content creator in her first year in the business. Generally speaking, society looks down on women like Rain. At large, people aren’t comfortable with the idea of a sex worker actually being successful, and they definitely have big feelings when that sex worker is more financially successful than their favorite sports stars. We’re sure she cares deeply about the criticism—and wipes her tears with the spare $100 bills she has lying around.
There’s a broader implication that goes along with Sophie Rain’s financial success—fun as it is to out-earn sports stars. Sophie Rain’s earnings point to the fact that sex workers can indeed enjoy financial independence on their own terms. Sophie Rain is famously still a virgin. She earned over $40 million on OnlyFans while fully maintaining her autonomy, not succumbing to pressure to offer up her V-card live on camera. Not yet, anyway. And if she chooses to do so, that will be on her own terms as well. OnlyFans has built its success on empowering creators to take full control of their content and allowing them to profit directly from their work, rather than wait around for someone else to pay them. Sophie Rain’s story shows that cultural dynamics are shifting, and the people who have traditionally controlled access to fame and wealth are no longer the only key players on the field.
What does Lionel Messi think about being compared to Sophie Rain? Well, we hope he’s honored. As for Sophie Rain, her work on OnlyFans might make her the real MVP of 2024.
