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Zerator

Adrien Nougaret, best known under his pseudonym ZeratoR, is a French video game online streamer, event organizer and esports commentator.

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ZeratoR
ZeratoR in 2025
Born
Adrien Simon Marie Nougaret

(1990-03-01) 1 March 1990
Montpellier, France
OccupationsEsport commentator
Owner and manager of development studio Unexpected
Organiser and cofounder of Z Event, ZLAN and Ascension
President of Mandatory
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2011–present
GenresGaming, Events
Followers1.6 million
YouTube information
Channel
GenresStreaming, gaming
Subscribers912 thousand
Last updated: 28 July 2025
Websitezerator.com

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

Youth

Nougaret 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

ZeratoR 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 Since 2023, the cup has been replaced by a similar competition called Ascension, which is held in arenas in multiple French cities4 and focuses on a different game each year, beginning with Trackmania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

Esports

ZeratoR 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

In 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

References

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Montpellier e-sport show : "Moi, je propose un spectacle", Zerator". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  3. "ZeratoR : "Il n'y a pas de boomers dans le jeu vidéo"". France Inter (in French). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. Parbaud, Corentin (15 May 2023). "Esport : Lockness remporte la ZLan, ZeratoR annonce un nouveau tournoi". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. "ZLan 2023. Lockness remporte la compétition esport organisée par Zerator". Ouest-France (in French). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. AFP (9 September 2025). "ZEvent 2025 : une vague de générosité sans précédent !". La ligue contre le cancer. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  7. "Valorant : Zerator lance à son tour sa propre team esport nommée Mandatory". www.laprovence.com (in French). 19 February 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  8. "ZeratoR lance son studio de jeux vidéo indé. : "Unexpected"". AFJV (in French). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  9. "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.
  10. Lelong, Florian (18 May 2019). "dWARf : Le studio Unexpected annonce l'arrêt de son titre multijoueur". GAMEWAVE (in French). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  11. "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.
  12. "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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