Inoxtag
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| Inoxtag | |
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 Inoxtag in 2023 | |
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| Born | Inès Benazzouz |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | YouTuber |
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| Also known as | Inoxtag |
| Subscribers | 2.61 million (July 2024) |
Inoxtag, real name Inès Benazzouz, born in Levallois-Perret, is a French videographer and streamer.
On September 13, 2024, he released the documentary film Kaizen, which recounts his journey to climbing Mount Everest.
Biography
[edit]Early life and education
[edit]Inès Benazzouz[1] was born in Levallois-Perret.
His childhood friend Jeremy recalls that "there were riots in the hallways when he arrived. He was really a star, but I didn’t realize it at the time."[2]
Career
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Early days: Minecraft and Fortnite (2015-2019)
[edit]Inès began his YouTube career in 2015, initially focusing on Minecraft and Epicube. He gained recognition through the video game Fortnite and numerous videos made in collaboration with his friend Michou. He is a member of the "Team Croûton" and signed a contract with Webedia in 2019.[3]
TV Show: Game of Talents (2021)
[edit]He appeared as a guest on the Game of Talents show on TF1 on August 27, 2021.[4]
Z Event (2021)
[edit]On October 31, 2021, during the Z Event, he temporarily broke the record for the most viewers in a French-language stream on Twitch, with over 450,000 simultaneous viewers.[4] This record was previously held by Squeezie.[5][6][7] However, his conversation with his Mexican friend Andrea Pedrero sparked controversy due to sexist and misogynistic remarks. He later publicly apologized.[2]
Paris-Roubaix and other events (2022)
[edit]In 2022, the web videographer biked from Paris to Roubaix with Domingo.[8][9][10] Upon arrival at the Roubaix velodrome, over a thousand people were waiting for them.
In April, he released a video about discovering the island of Réunion.[11] He also spent a week surviving alone on Khotas Island in Cambodia before reuniting with Andrea Pedrero in Mexico.[12][13]
Minecraft Server: OneCube (2022)
[edit]On November 18, 2022, he hosted the launch of his Minecraft server called OneCube, with several other videographers like Squeezie, Gotaga, Kameto, and Etoiles. During the event, two famous YouTubers, Bob Lennon and TheFantasio974 (Bob and Fanta), made appearances.
Eleven All Stars (2022)
[edit]On November 19, 2022, he participated in Eleven All Stars, a soccer match between French and Spanish content creators at the Jean-Bouin Stadium, organized by streamer AmineMaTue. The event peaked at 1,155,060 viewers, which, as of December 2022, is a French record.
Documentary Film: Kaizen (2024)
[edit]At the beginning of 2023, Inoxtag announced in a video his goal to climb Mount Everest by the following year.[14] During his preparation, he compared himself to a cyborg and invoked the "shonen mentality," a genre of manga aimed at adolescent boys. Le Monde interpreted this rhetoric and his physical transformation as a way of emphasizing that success is a matter of willpower, aspiring to be a "true winner."[15]
On April 6, 2024, his expedition began. On August 31, 2024, he announced the release of the documentary film Kaizen in September 2024.[16]
Personal life
[edit]In 2022, he was briefly in a relationship with Mexican artist and influencer Andrea Pedrero.[17]
Controversies
[edit]Sexism
[edit]In October 2021, during the Z Event, Inoxtag made sexist remarks towards Mexican actress Andrea Pedrero, such as, "she's the hottest girl I've ever seen" and "I'm going to lift her up." He also made her repeat phrases in French that she did not understand, such as "Inox has a big dick." Streamer Ultia requested that the segment be stopped and denounced Inoxtag's sexism. He later apologized, admitting he had "understood his mistakes." Since then, Ultia has been harassed and received rape threats, leading her to file complaints against online harassers a year later.[18][19]
Consumerism
[edit]Regarding Everest, some have criticized Inoxtag's expedition as an example of the increasing commercialization of the mountain, pointing to environmental concerns and accidents related to Everest expeditions.[20][21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Z Event 2021 : ce streamer bat le record du plus grand nombre de viewers détenu par Squeezie". hitek.fr. 31 October 2021.
- ^ a b à 06h00, Par Inès Chaïeb Le 23 décembre 2022; À 18h51, Modifié Le 23 Décembre 2022 (23 December 2022). "Inoxtag, Léna Situations… ces jeunes Franciliens influenceurs stars". leparisien.fr.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Michou, Inoxtag... Qui est la Team Croûton, la relève de YouTube ?". www.20minutes.fr. 27 August 2020.
- ^ a b Vasseur, Victor (31 October 2021). "Sept moments marquants du ZEvent 2021, plus de dix millions d'euros récoltés au total". France Inter.
- ^ "Z Event 2021 : le marathon de jeux vidéo récolte plus de 10 millions d'euros pour Action contre la faim". 1 November 2021 – via Le Monde.
- ^ "«Z Event» – Inoxtag bat un record sur Twitch et dérape devant 453'000 personnes". 20 minutes. 31 October 2021.
- ^ Nelken, Sacha. "Z Event 2021 : la crème du streaming français récolte plus de 10 millions d'euros pour Action contre la faim". Libération.
- ^ G, M. (3 March 2022). "Les youtubeurs Inoxtag et Domingo mettent le feu au vélodrome de Roubaix". La Voix du Nord.
- ^ CH.-O.B, B. R. et (23 March 2022). "Plus de 1,8 million de vues pour la vidéo d'Inoxtag et Domingo sur le Paris-Roubaix". La Voix du Nord.
- ^ "Les Youtubeurs Inoxtag et Domingo roulent le Paris-Roubaix pour un défi". Le HuffPost. 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Inoxtag fait découvrir La Réunion aux abonnés de sa chaîne YouTube". www.20minutes.fr. 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Inoxtag survit seul pendant une semaine sur une île déserte".
- ^ "Le voyage d'Inoxtag au Mexique sauvé de justesse grâce à ses abonnés - Dexerto". Dexerto.fr. 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Le youtubeur Inoxtag, l'Everest et « l'esprit shonen »". 28 February 2024 – via Le Monde.
- ^ ""Ça garde un peu de suspense !" : la communauté d'Inoxtag, obsédée par l'influenceur qui gravit l'Everest". Franceinfo. 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Le youtubeur Inoxtag fixe un rendez-vous pour dévoiler (enfin) son ascension de l'Everest". Le HuffPost. 31 August 2024.
- ^ Manilève, Vincent (23 May 2023). "Rencontre avec Andrea Pedrero, "la Sirène" d'Inoxtag, artiste devenue célèbre malgré elle sur l'internet français". Konbini - Musique, cinéma, sport, food, news : le meilleur de la pop culture.
- ^ "Ultia dénonce le dérapage sexiste d'Inoxtag et se fait harceler". www.20minutes.fr. 2 November 2021.
- ^ "La streameuse Ultia, menacée et insultée depuis plus d'un an, porte plainte pour cyberharcèlement". Marie Claire.
- ^ ""Du grand n'importe quoi": quand I'ascension de l'Everest par Inoxtag agace les professionnels de la montagne". BFMTV.
- ^ Girard, Quentin. "Inoxtag sur l'Everest : et si on laissait le toit du monde tranquille ?". Libération.