Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

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 →

LevelAny Beginner Intermediate Advanced

LengthAny Under 10 min 10–30 min Over 30 min

PaceAny Slow Medium Fast Very fast

ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,812)Entertainment (1,121)Podcasts (848)Talk shows (442)

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80/10040:29AUTOA brief update on the AI apocalypseB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastVox

80/10032:55WTF Happened to Nuclear Energy?B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

80/1008:40America's fishing paradoxB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVox

80/10021:48The Science Behind Dogs' Incredible Sense Of SmellB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastVeritasium

80/10014:46SOUTH KOREA IS OVERB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

80/1008:15M4 Macbook Air Review: Too Easy!B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

80/10023:04The First Trip To Earth’s Stratosphere Was A DisasterB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow

80/10021:49AUTOThe Cartels Running Up Transatlantic AirfaresC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions

80/10011:56What Science Says About the Sequels to OzempicC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastSciShow

80/10023:27AUTOThe Surprising Success of Gondola Transit SystemsC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions

80/10019:55Why Wyoming is so Weirdly WealthyC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions

80/10023:40I Accidentally Photographed Something Unknown During the Eclipse - Smarter Every Day 298B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

80/10012:11What’s the Truth about Acetaminophen and Autism?C1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastSciShow

80/10028:5122 Problems Solved in 2022C1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions

80/10013:58Here's Why Personality Tests ALWAYS Work*B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastSciShow

80/10012:43Can Humanity Stop A Planet-Killing Asteroid?C1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

80/10019:14The Tesla Robotaxi is Confusing...B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

80/10020:19AUTOAI Band Gets Caught Then Hires Real HumansB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastColdFusion

80/1009:03How Do Potholes Work?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

80/10014:02The 3 Strongest Lasers in the World (For Now)C1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow

80/10014:49iPhone 17/Pro/Air Impressions: Spot the Red Flags!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

80/10029:55Arctic Explorer Answers Polar Expedition Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastWIRED

80/1009:52The Weirdest New Battery is... RustC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastSciShow

80/10024:50AUTOThe Gov Agency That Manages America's Worst LandB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions

Which English channel to start with

ChannelsAny Made for learners Real-world content

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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