Overview
- The tenth and declared final ZEvent opened Friday, Sept. 4, with a ticketed concert and early donations that pushed the total past €1 million by 7 p.m.
- Founders Adrien Nougaret (ZeratoR) and Alexandre Dachary framed the 2026 run as a deliberate end, saying the format has 'reached its apogee' and will not continue in this form.
- About 90 streamers are on site in Montpellier and more than 200 are contributing online to raise money for 22 associations over the weekend.
- Donations are centralized and redistributed by the Fondation de France, and the opening concert included a €100,000 pledge from Bigflo & Oli as part of early funding.
- ZEvent leaves a mixed legacy: it raised over €58 million across nine editions and inspired similar campaigns, but its growth also drew criticism over participant choices and public scrutiny, and several past headliners are absent from this final lineup.