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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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78/10029:32Who’s Really Pulling the Strings in Global WarsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastJohnny Harris
78/10021:45AUTOThe NFL's Concussion CrisisB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions
78/10021:30AUTOWhy the left ignored Graham Platner’s red flags | America, ActuallyB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastVox
78/1009:24You Stopped Exercising. The Gains That Stuck Around Might Surprise You.C1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow
78/10010:08The messy truth about free speechB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastVox
78/10012:02AI Generated Videos Just Changed ForeverB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee
78/10030:09What Happens If You Keep Slowing Down?B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastVeritasium
78/10018:11How Apple AirPods WorkC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastReal Engineering
78/10019:24HEAVY CONSTRUCTION of a Sewage Pump Station - Ep 1B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering
78/10013:05How Laundry Detergent Caused an Environmental DisasterC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastSciShow
78/1009:38Do Reishi Mushrooms Really Treat Cancer?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastSciShow
78/10020:40I Deep Faked Myself, Here's Why It MattersB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris
78/1008:03We Were Totally Wrong About How This Mineral FormedC1-C2 · ~18,000 words · fastSciShow
78/10054:57The $16 TRILLION Race to Mine the OceanB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris
78/10019:50How US Companies Get Away with Fueling Russia’s MilitaryB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris
78/10044:24California Mudslide: Shocking Eyewitness Footage (Full Episode) | Witness to Disaster | Nat GeoB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastNational Geographic
78/10013:09AUTOWhy Apple Just Gave Up on AIB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion
78/10022:03How Inland Waterways WorkB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions
78/10045:52What’s ACTUALLY Happening in North KoreaB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris
78/10010:43Why Engineers Invent FloodsC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastPractical Engineering
78/10016:29All Dams Are TemporaryC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastPractical Engineering
78/10017:30Why Bridges Don't SinkB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering
78/10023:01AUTOWhy Britain Cares So Much About the FalklandsC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions
78/10020:15AUTOThe Failed Logistics of Hurricane KatrinaC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastWendover ProductionsWhich 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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