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person2004–2013

Fabian Thylmann

Disciplines:
sexuality/adult entertainment
digital media
entrepreneurship/internet entrepreneurship

Summary

German internet entrepreneur who founded and built MindGeek into the world's dominant pornography platform company — acquiring Pornhub, YouPorn, and major production companies — before selling his stake following tax evasion charges.

Core Contribution

Built the monopolistic consolidation of online pornography through aggressive acquisition and technological optimization — creating the platform infrastructure that subsequently became the subject of the accountability crisis.

Historical Influences

Internet platform business model

Intellectual Lineage

German Internet EntrepreneurshipAdult Entertainment Industry

Contemporaries & Peers

Bernd Bergmair

Minds Influenced

Adult entertainment industry structure

Intellectual Posterity

MindGeek Online pornography consolidation

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