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ZeratoR | |
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 ZeratoR in 2025 | |
| Born | Adrien Simon Marie Nougaret 1 March 1990 Montpellier, France |
| Occupations | Esport commentator Owner and manager of development studio Unexpected Organiser and cofounder of Z Event, ZLAN and Ascension President of Mandatory |
| Twitch information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Genres | Gaming, Events |
| Followers | 1.6 million |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Genres | Streaming, gaming |
| Subscribers | 912 thousand |
| Last updated: 28 July 2025 | |
| Website | zerator |
Adrien Nougaret (French pronunciation: [adʁijɛ̃ nuɡaʁe]; born 1 March 1990), best known under his pseudonym ZeratoR, is a French video game online streamer, event organizer and esports commentator.[1]
Biography
editYouth
editNougaret was born in Montpellier on 1 March 1990.[2] His father is a lawyer and his mother is the director of a daycare.[3] He has a brother and two sisters.[3] He is a French citizen and tax resident.
Career
editZeratoR has a large following on Twitch and YouTube where he streams a variety of video games. He regularly hosts esports events in France, notably his annual multi-game LAN event ZLAN. He is also known for the TrackMania competition ZrT TrackMania Cup, which he organized. Since 2023, the cup has been replaced by a similar competition called Ascension, which is held in arenas in multiple French cities[4] and focuses on a different game each year, beginning with Trackmania for the 2023 edition.[5]
Since 2016, ZeratoR organizes and livestreams the annual charity project Z Event. The last edition in september 2025 resulted in donations of 16.2 million euros to 8 associations; some editions received French president Emmanuel Macron's support and congratulations.[6]
Other ventures
editEsports
editZeratoR is the president of the gaming publication and Esports team Mandatory.[7] Before the sites creation in 2020, Nougaret had been personally sponsoring various esports teams.
Game Development
editIn 2016, Nougaret founded a video games development studio named Unexpected.[8]
The studio's first game, dWARf, was a commercial failure, but Nougaret considered it a "personal success" for himself and the studio's team.[9] The game's online servers were shut down 4 months after the game's release due to a lack of players.[10]
In September 2020, the studio's third game, titled As Far As The Eye released to mild commercial success, financing the studio's operations for the next 2 years.[11]
Honours
edit- Knight of the National Order of Merit (2023)[12]
References
edit- ^ Calais, Marion (18 May 2023). "Invité RTL - Esport : pour ZeratoR, "la France est une énorme terre d'accueil"". RTL (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Montpellier e-sport show : "Moi, je propose un spectacle", Zerator". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ a b "ZeratoR : "Il n'y a pas de boomers dans le jeu vidéo"". France Inter (in French). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Parbaud, Corentin (15 May 2023). "Esport : Lockness remporte la ZLan, ZeratoR annonce un nouveau tournoi". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "ZLan 2023. Lockness remporte la compétition esport organisée par Zerator". Ouest-France (in French). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ AFP (9 September 2025). "ZEvent 2025 : une vague de générosité sans précédent !". La ligue contre le cancer. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Valorant : Zerator lance à son tour sa propre team esport nommée Mandatory". www.laprovence.com (in French). 19 February 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "ZeratoR lance son studio de jeux vidéo indé. : "Unexpected"". AFJV (in French). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "ZeratoR : de As far As The Eye à son métier de streamer, notre interview exclusive". clubic.com (in French). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Lelong, Florian (18 May 2019). "dWARf : Le studio Unexpected annonce l'arrêt de son titre multijoueur". GAMEWAVE (in French). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Jeu vidéo à Montpellier : interview vérité de Zerator, joueur, animateur et commentateur sacré "Personnalité de l'année"". France 3 Occitanie (in French). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Décret du 2 juin 2023 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite". www.legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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