Zerator
French vlogger and livestreamer (born 1990)
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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]
1 March 1990
Owner and manager of development studio Unexpected
Organiser and cofounder of Z Event, ZLAN and Ascension
President of Mandatory
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 |
Biography
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 Since 2023, the cup has been replaced by a similar competition called Ascension, which is held in arenas in multiple French cities[4] and focuses on a different game each year, beginning with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
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
- Knight of the National Order of Merit (2023)[12]
