The ZEvent took place again, and over 50 French streamers raised over €10 million in about 50 hours. How they achieved this and what is behind it can be found out at MeinMMO.
What happened? In about two days, the French streamer Adrien “Zerator” Nougaret, along with streamer colleague Alexandre “Dach” Dachary, raised around €10 million. The two also received support from over 40 other streamers and YouTubers. They will also donate all the money collected together and won’t make a profit from it.
The donations were collected as part of the ZEvent, which takes place once a year in France. This charity event collects funds from viewers and often streamers to assist charitable organizations.
Broken their own record again: This is how much was donated
This is how many donations were collected: This year, the two streamers broke their own record again. With exactly €10,064,480, they were able to nearly double the earnings from last year.
Donations from all ZEvents:
- 2017: €170,770
- 2018: €451,851
- 2019: €3,510,810
- 2020: €5,724,377
- 2021: €10,064,480
In 2019, the ZEvent made headlines because it broke a Twitch record: The most donations in a single stream. Since then, the streamers have been able to almost double the amount every year.
Even French President Emmanuel Macron got involved after the event and congratulated all participants and organizers for this incredible amount.
Where do the donations go? This year’s ZEvent raised donations for Amnesty International, Médecins Sans Frontières, and Save The Children. The streamers promise that every cent will reach its destination, and they themselves do not profit from the income.
This female streamer helped particularly: After the famous Fortnite streamer Ninja donated €26,000 in 2019, the largest single donation in 2021 came from the US streamer Pokimane. She donated $10,000. The streamers thanked her via Twitter.
As soon as the donation was visible on the screens, the streamers went wild. They couldn’t thank the streamer enough. There exists a clip that Pokimane described with: “This clip is pure charisma!”.
When does the next event start? So far, the event has always been broadcast between September and November. The only exception was the very first event in 2016, which was broadcast in March. So you can look forward to an autumn edition in 2022 again.
If there are further developments regarding this, we will update this article.
The German equivalent to the stream is certainly “Friendly Fire”, a charity action of well-known German streamers.
Friendly Fire 6 on Twitch: How Gronkh & PietSmiet rejoice over €1 million in donations
