ZEvent raises 32.9 million euros for 22 charities in final streaming marathon

Final marathon concludes in Montpellier

The tenth and final edition of the French charity streaming event ZEvent concluded around 01:00 on Monday, 7 September 2026, at Le Corum conference centre in Montpellier. Over 50 hours of continuous live broadcasting, participating creators raised 32,891,874 euros in charitable donations. The marathon was created and organised by Adrien Nougaret, known as ZeratoR, and Alexandre Dachary, known as Dach. More than 80 streamers gathered on-site in Montpellier, while approximately 200 creators participated remotely online. Around 200,000 viewers remained connected on Sunday night as the broadcasters made their final appeals for donations.

Fundraising mechanisms and top contributions

The 2026 event recorded more than 1.7 million individual donations, averaging approximately 10 euros per contribution. Participants including Amixem, Joueur du Grenier, Natoo, Doigby, and Etoiles ran gaming sessions and community challenges unlocked through audience donation tiers. Media relations manager Agathe Djelalian from the Fondation de France described the varied demographics contributing across platforms during the broadcast.

Some streamers, mostly from YouTube communities, attract younger internet users. These donors make small contributions, participating in one-euro races. Other streamers, better known on the Twitch platform, have a community of slightly older people, between 30 and 50 years old. Those give more, between 100 and 200 euros.

High-profile creators and celebrity guests contributed substantial sums to the aggregate pool. Streamer Mastu raised more than 5 million euros on his individual campaign, supported by a 40-item tombola offering memorabilia including signed football shirts from Zinedine Zidane and Lionel Messi, certification discs from Theodora and Angele, a Christopher Nolan film script, and a Spider-Man suit piece won on a 5-euro ticket. Musician duo Bigflo and Oli donated 100,000 euros, while rapper Gims contributed 50,000 euros alongside a platinum record.

Decade-long totals and beneficiary charities

The final total of 32,891,874 euros almost doubled the 16,877,514 euros collected during the 2025 edition from 771,000 donors. Across its first nine editions between 2016 and 2025, ZEvent had collected 58 million euros in total, bringing the project's cumulative 10-year fundraising figure to more than 90 million euros.

All donations from the 2026 edition will be distributed through the Fondation de France to 22 non-profit organisations that previously benefited from the event. The recipient roster includes Institut Pasteur, Action contre la faim, WWF, Sparadrap, Solidarite paysans, the French Red Cross, Ligue contre le cancer, Amnesty International, Secours populaire, and the LPO.

The conclusion of the streaming project

The final ZEvent stands as the highest-grossing charity event on Twitch in France and ranks second globally, behind Polish creator Latwogang, who raised 57 million euros. Surrounding himself with fellow streamers on stage at Le Corum, ZeratoR delivered a closing message to viewers before switching off the main broadcast.

Thank you to everyone, it was incredible. In the end, even if ZEvent stops, charity must not stop, it's important.

With the Montpellier broadcast concluded, the organisers confirmed that the 2026 edition is the final iteration of the ZEvent project, ending its ten-year run.