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5,210 videos from 45 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.
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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →
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67/10010:31Sitting All Day Is Killing You — Here’s What to Do About It | Manoush Zomorodi | TEDB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastTED
67/10045:26Why the US is deporting so many peopleB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastJohnny Harris
67/10020:58How Capitalism Changed the Face of WarB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris
67/10015:15Rhett & Link Answer The Web's New Most Searched Questions | WIREDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastWIRED
67/10022:48How This Central African City Became the World’s Most ExpensiveC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions
67/10014:53AUTOPorsche Profits Fall 99% as CEO in Crisis ModeB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion
67/10032:19Historian Answers Folklore Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastWIRED
67/10021:47Lessons from a Can OpenerB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections
67/10027:25The Insane Engineering of Re-EntryC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastReal Engineering
67/10015:37You’re Steeping Your Tea Too LongB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow
67/10031:10The Hidden Science of FireworksB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastVeritasium
67/1005:05Is it really that bad to eat cookie dough? - Emma BryceC1-C2 · ~16,000 words · fastTED-Ed
67/10013:38This Video Might Save 58 Lives Next WeekB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
67/10015:05NASA's Plan to Build A Telescope on the MoonC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastReal Engineering
67/10018:03How Earthquake Bearings WorkB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering
67/10021:26AUTOWhy Europe Failed to Dominate TechC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastColdFusion
67/10011:36The Fat ProblemC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
67/10017:02Why People Prefer More PainB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium
67/10022:39AUTOBoeing's Downfall [Greed Over Safety] feat. Mentour PilotC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastColdFusion
67/1009:00Joseph Stalin Was Very Wrong About AgricultureB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastSciShow
67/10011:28Astronomy Is In Crisis...And It's Incredibly ExcitingB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
68/10022:04Hurricane vs. Tiny HousesB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering
68/10024:28What makes quantum computers SO powerful?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium
68/10017:45The Weirdest Tool in Underwater ConstructionB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical EngineeringWhich English channel to start with
Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.
| # | Channel | Level range (0–100) | Median | Typical band | Pace | Videos | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy English | 6–48 | 31 | B1-B2 | medium | 138 | 37 h |
| 2 | English with Lucy | 8–81 | 41 | B1-B2 | medium | 150 | 49 h |
| 3 | Learn English with Papa Teach Me | 10–71 | 42 | B1-B2 | medium | 106 | 20 h |
| 4 | Rachel's English | 5–88 | 49 | B1-B2 | medium | 140 | 68 h |
| 5 | BBC Learning English | 0–75 | 54 | B2-C2 | medium | 191 | 30 h |
| 6 | Speak English With Vanessa | 28–85 | 56 | B1-B2 | fast | 174 | 85 h |
| 7 | Learn English with Bob the Canadian | 43–86 | 66 | B1-B2 | fast | 88 | 34 h |
6 of these 7 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 88. That gap is pace: what separates the easiest of these channels from the hardest is how fast people talk, not which words they use. How that is measured →
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