The biggest French charity streaming marathon, Z Event, last weekend for its sixth edition, and it has broken several records once again.<\/p>
After a three-day marathon where over 50 streamers gathered to host various events and set donation goals, over \u20ac10 million (about $11.5 million) were raised for the non-governmental organization Action Against Hunger (Action Contre la Faim).<\/p>
The event raised double last year’s amount, and saw an increase in viewership as well. The event peaked at over 700,000 concurrent viewers<\/a> on ZeratoR’s channel, and nearly one million concurrent viewers<\/a> by including all participating streamers’ audiences.<\/p>
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It also featured donations from high-profile personalities and entities in the gaming community, such as a \u20ac10,000 (about $11,570) donation from American streamer Pokimane<\/a>, and \u20ac20,000 (about $23,140<\/a>) from Riot Games France<\/a>. The French President Emmanuel Macron also congratulated the staff’s event on Twitter<\/a> and encouraged them in a video<\/a>.<\/p>