Zerator

ZeratoR
ZeratoR in 2025
Born
Adrien Simon Marie Nougaret

(1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 36)
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
Followers1.7 million
YouTube information
Channel
GenresStreaming, gaming
Subscribers1 million
Last updated: 19 October 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.

Biography

Youth

Nougaret was born in Montpellier on 1 March 1990. His father is a lawyer and his mother is the director of a daycare. He has a brother and two sisters. 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 [fr]. He is also known for the TrackMania competition ZrT TrackMania Cup [fr], 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 Since 2023, the cup has been replaced by a similar competition called Ascension, which is held in arenas in multiple French cities and focuses on a different game each year, beginning with Trackmania for the 2023 edition.

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.

Other ventures

Esports

ZeratoR is the president of the gaming publication and Esports team Mandatory [fr]. 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.

The studio's first game, dWARf, was a commercial failure, but Nougaret considered it a "personal success" for himself and the studio's team. The game's online servers were shut down 4 months after the game's release due to a lack of players.

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.

Honours

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. 1 2 "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.