On July 27, Adrien "ZeratoR" Nougaret held a broadcast to announce that his popular annual charity livestream will be returning later this year. Z Event 2025 will be held over an extended weekend in September, and fans are already salivating at the prospect of another entertaining few days that include gaming and IRL broadcasts that ultimately serve as the greater good.
For those unaware, ZeratoR is one of the biggest and most popular streamers from France. The Twitch sensation has just over 1.6M followers on the purple platform and is one of its most followed names from the European powerhouse nation. He has also consistently ended among the Amazon-owned platform’s 100 most-watched streamers list for the past few years, which speaks volumes about his fame not only at home but globally.
In terms of livestreaming, he is the fourth-most-popular French Twitch content creator, having hit 720,751 Peak Viewers (PV) during a Z Event livestream on October 31, 2021. He is also credited with making TrackMania hugely popular in his homeland thanks to the mydiad events he has conducted in the racing video game over the years.
ZeratoR's Z Event has become one of the most anticipated annual Twitch livestream marathons over the years, thanks to its objective and the quality of streamers involved. With the latest edition announced, here are all the details about it for readers interested in watching and attending the proceedings.
Where can you watch Z Event 2025?
As the co-creators, ZeratoR and Dach will be livestreaming the entire four days on their Twitch channels. The other participating influencers will also be broadcasting on their channels, be it from the venue or remotely, so readers can check the schedules of their favorite creators to see when they can join in on the fun, starting September 4.
Who will be participating in Z Event 2025?
Z Event is renowned for gathering a stellar lineup of French Twitch and YouTube talent every year, whose fame plays a big part in the massive donations collected. Several content creators will participate in their first on-site Z Event, including Joyca, Théo "Mastu" Becker, Flamby, Nico_la, and Byilhan.
As per the official website, a total of 243 streamers have been chosen so far, with the rest of the influencers participating remotely. This is part of the novelty idea for this year, where any streamer can come live from their homes and accumulate donations for the associations.
What is Z Event, and what has it achieved so far?
Z Event is a multi-day Twitch livestream event that brings together dozens of the most popular French-speaking streamers. Their collective goal? To raise as much money as possible for a chosen charity through donations from their passionate communities.
This highly anticipated annual broadcast was co-founded in 2016 by the dynamic duo of ZeratoR and Alexandre "Dach" Dachary, who also act as the co-hosts, under the name Project Avengers. Viewers are incentivized to donate by unique "donation goals" set by each content creator, ranging from hilarious challenges and specific in-game feats to exclusive content.
As the exercise is based on a lot of audience engagement, Z Event has consistently broken records, raising millions of euros for vital causes. The charity livestream series also holds the Guinness World Record for the most funds raised by a livestream fundraiser on Twitch.
Here are the collection details for past editions: €3 million in 2019, €5.7 million (2020), and more than €10 million in both 2021 and 2022. The 2024 edition raised €10,145,881 for causes fighting poverty and supporting networks such as Popular ReliefSecours Populaire, Peasant Solidarity, and The Heart Offices.
When is Z Event 2025, and what charities is it supporting?
The 2025 iteration will support seven charities focused on healthcare and childhood development, including Helebor, The League Against Cancer, Nightline, and the French Association of Carers. Moreover, four other organizations — Laughter Doctor, Smile at Life, Flight, and Plaster — all representing the childhood center, will share the fifth portion of whatever funds are collected.
It will be held at Montpellier’s Zénith Sud from September 4 to 7, with a concert kicking things off on the first day, the tickets for which can be bought here. The next three days will see the fundraising marathon take center stage, as the participating streamers will be live for over 50 hours, encouraging spectators to mobilize to support a common cause via activities like gaming marathons, quizzes, karaoke, and debates.
For those wondering how the collection works, each year, the beneficiary associations are carefully selected with the help of the Foundation of France, according to three criteria:
- Reliability and transparency
- Structural capacity to effectively receive and manage the amounts collected
- Concrete projects oriented towards the general interest
The organizers make it clear that Z Event is not an association but an event that brings together streamers to raise funds for the benefit of humanitarian organizations. The organization and streamers are never collection intermediaries. Donations go directly to the Foundation of France, which collects and redistributes funds to selected associations.
Having turned quite a few heads over its almost-decade-long history, Z Event 2025 is bound to be another celebration of the power of livestreaming and its contributions to society. With French viewers consistently among the more passionate and busy ones in the industry, it won't be surprising if this edition breaks previous collection and viewership records.
