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5,228 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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ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,820)Entertainment (1,125)Podcasts (849)Talk shows (446)

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74/10012:49AUTOAI Fails at 96% of Jobs (New Study)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion

74/10028:45How Bridge Engineers Design Against Ship CollisionsB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

75/10035:44AUTOEssentials: How Your Brain Functions & Interprets the World | Dr. David BersonB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

75/10012:09Extreme $1,000,000 Hide And SeekB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastMrBeast

75/10018:53The Army of Autonomous Robots Restoring Nature | Tom Chi | TEDB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTED

75/10013:16How Engineers Straightened the Leaning Tower of PisaB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

75/10016:10Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

75/10025:26AUTOThe New 2026 Lexus ES Tries to Ditch BoringB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

75/10028:42AUTOBill Maris: How Google Could Crush AI Competitors, Why Small Funds Win, and AI's Atari StageB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

75/10014:43Was Starship’s Stage Zero a Bad Pad?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

75/10026:31Why We Shouldn't Underestimate This Spy NetworkB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

75/1008:02Plants Have Proprioception and That’s WeirdB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow

75/10016:54EXPLODING Glitter Bomb 4.0 vs. Package ThievesB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastMark Rober

75/10020:33Why Budget Airlines are Suddenly FailingB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastWendover Productions

75/10015:39AUTOThe Netflix Situations Keeps Getting MessierC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion

75/10021:29AUTOMeet the Robots Revolutionizing the Wood Products Industry | 7robotics Shop & StoryB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

75/1002:12:17Hunting Down Smugglers | To Catch A Smuggler MEGA EpisodeB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastNational Geographic

75/10025:50The Time England Ran Out of BonesC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · fastSciShow

75/1001:59:41AUTOAcquired Live at Radio City Music Hall (Presented by J.P. Morgan)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastAcquired

75/10011:36What Will Humanity Leave Behind?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow

75/10021:47AUTOPatrick Schwarzenegger Proves the Naysayers Wrong While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

75/10022:09AUTOThe Illogical Case Behind Buying GreenlandC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions

75/10013:03Scientists Don’t Know Where Gold Comes FromC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastSciShow

75/10027:09AUTOThe 2013 Dodge SRT Viper Was the Ultimate Viper GenerationB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

English channels, ranked

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	TED-Ed	27–91	50	C1-C2	medium	192	19 h
6	BBC Learning English	0–75	54	B2-C2	medium	191	30 h
7	Speak English With Vanessa	28–85	56	B1-B2	fast	175	85 h
8	National Geographic	27–89	57	B2-C2	medium	65	81 h
9	TED	22–87	58	B2-C2	fast	69	16 h
10	Essential Craftsman	33–87	63	B2-C1	fast	137	39 h
11	Real Engineering	47–86	64	C1-C2	fast	76	30 h
12	Learn English with Bob the Canadian	43–86	66	B1-B2	fast	88	34 h
13	Technology Connections	56–90	67	B2-C2	fast	89	47 h
14	Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell	13–88	68	B2-C2	fast	60	13 h
15	Veritasium	48–92	69	B2-C2	fast	118	56 h
16	Lex Fridman	27–89	70	B2-C1	fast	127	377 h
17	StarTalk	40–91	70	B2-C2	fast	108	98 h
18	Acquired	33–91	71	B2-C2	fast	86	221 h
19	Yes Theory	28–87	72	B1-B2	fast	90	48 h
20	ColdFusion	55–86	72	B2-C2	fast	118	38 h
21	Vox	43–90	72	B2-C2	fast	93	51 h
22	First We Feast	39–97	72	B1-B2	fast	122	41 h
23	Andrew Huberman	45–95	74	B2-C2	fast	145	238 h
24	Practical Engineering	59–89	75	B2-C2	fast	142	41 h
25	Johnny Harris	49–90	75	B2-C2	fast	117	62 h
26	Wendover Productions	52–91	76	C1-C2	fast	129	47 h
27	SciShow	55–96	76	C1-C2	fast	197	48 h
28	Jimmy Kimmel Live	36–87	76	B1-B2	fast	196	42 h
29	WIRED	26–91	77	B2-C2	fast	73	28 h
30	Vanity Fair	38–91	78	B1-B2	fast	96	28 h
31	The Diary Of A CEO	38–92	79	B1-B2	fast	152	316 h
32	All-In Podcast	45–90	81	B2-C2	fast	132	143 h
33	PowerfulJRE	40–90	81	B1-C1	very fast	99	269 h
34	Matt Risinger	55–92	83	B2-C2	very fast	140	54 h
35	Doug DeMuro	65–90	83	B2-C1	very fast	141	100 h
36	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-B2	very fast	32	6 h
37	Drew Binsky	40–97	85	B1-B2	very fast	132	72 h
38	SmarterEveryDay	59–91	86	B2-C2	very fast	54	32 h
39	Adam Ragusea	24–96	87	B2-C2	very fast	186	54 h
40	Marques Brownlee	53–92	87	B2-C2	very fast	127	28 h
41	MrBeast	75–94	87	B1-B2	very fast	92	34 h
42	This Old House	58–94	88	B2-C2	very fast	90	46 h
43	Mark Rober	72–95	89	B2-C1	very fast	43	15 h
44	Joshua Weissman	64–96	90	B2-C2	very fast	117	45 h
45	3Blue1Brown	80–94	91	B2-C2	very fast	58	24 h

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