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New Yorkers are spending a buttload on OnlyFans.

The “Big Fapple” spent a pants-dropping $87 million last year on the content creator site made famous for its home-made porno material — making it the highest-spending city in the nation.

Most of that cash is paid out of Manhattan — where OnlyFans subscribers spent $38 million on racy videos, uncensored pictures and possibly some cooking recipes, according to OnlyGuider, an OnlyFans search engine.


  The Big Apple spent $87 million on OnlyFans in 2025. New Africa – stock.adobe.com The Big Apple spent $87 million on OnlyFans in 2025. New Africa – stock.adobe.com

At that total, Manhattanites are spending $228,677 per 10,000 residents — a rate that is 2.3 times the city average and 2.7 times the Empire State average, and is causing great concern for sex therapists.

“In a city like New York, you’d expect no shortage of in-person sexual opportunities, due to the size of its population,” Dr. Debra Soh, a sex researcher and author of “Sextinction: The Decline of Sex and the Future of Intimacy,” told The Post.

“This finding speaks to a larger trend globally, of digital sexual outlets — like pornography, platforms like OnlyFans, and AI companions — replacing real-life sex, due to their ease, convenience, and the fact that so many people have lost interest in dating and pursuing relationships.”

Soh said it was not surprising that Manhattan was splurging the most on the digital pornography, considering it is the wealthiest borough, but noted that the sheer amount of money being spent on OnlyFans was “unexpected.”

“Wealthy men don’t typically need to pay to have access to sexual partners or nudity, and one would expect most men would prefer in-person experiences as opposed to ones occurring on a screen,” said Soh.

“This speaks to the popularity of customized pornography, how powerful it is in simulating sex (by activating the same brain network that is involved in sexual activity), and the desire for one-way sexual interactions nowadays, as opposed to those requiring a give-and-take.”


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Manhattanites far outpaced the rest of the city in OnlyFans spending in 2025, with Queens coming in second with just $15.9 million spent on the platform.

Despite having the largest population, Brooklyn spent $14.6 million, while the Bronx forked over $6.3 and Staten Island spent $3.1, according to the report.

There was another $23.8 million spent within the Big Apple that couldn’t be nailed down to a specific borough because of privacy blocks, bringing the grand total spent in Gotham to $87,240,000.

The five boroughs make up 38% of the total $167.1 million that the Empire State spent on OnlyFans in 2025 — and spent the most of any US city on the material.

Los Angeles came in No. 2 with $71,342,933 spent last year and Chicago trailed in third with $47,691,200.00.

OnlyGuider couldn’t say who the top spenders are, but some of the top creators have been previously named as adult actress Angela White and controversial model Bonny Blue.

The wrapped analysis is based on the broader category search volume for “OnlyFans,” so the material was overwhelmingly adult-themed, though the content creator site does offer non-X-rated material.


  British adult content creator Tia Billinger, known as “Bonnie Blue,” has been previously named one of the highest-grossing OnlyFans creators. AFP via Getty Images British adult content creator Tia Billinger, known as “Bonnie Blue,” has been previously named one of the highest-grossing OnlyFans creators. AFP via Getty Images

New Yorkers, however, spent nearly $13 million on transgender content, a spokesperson for OnlyGuider told The Post.

New Yorkers’ searches also concentrated on “free,” “nude” and “Asian” material.

Soh is concerned with the results of the report, which confirms her research that humans are having fewer sexual experiences, as detailed in her “Sextinction” book.

“I am worried about the direction we are headed in. New York is the epitome of rich and beautiful people with countless options when it comes to dating and sex, and yet they are, evidently, turning to faux simulations of it instead. We should all be concerned,” said Soh.

“I would urge New Yorkers to ask someone–of any race–out in real life instead of turning to porn.”

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