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5,229 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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3,271 h
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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 →

80/1008:26How the potato made the worldB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea80/10021:49AUTOThe Cartels Running Up Transatlantic AirfaresC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions80/10053:46AUTOThe Secrets to BOOST Net Profit in ConstructionB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger80/1002:48:30AUTOThe Gaslighting Expert Jefferson Fisher: If They Do This, You're Being Manipulated!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO80/10011:56What Science Says About the Sequels to OzempicC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastSciShow80/10012:47AUTOHere’s Why I’m Ripping Out My Induction CooktopB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastMatt Risinger80/10023:27AUTOThe Surprising Success of Gondola Transit SystemsC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions80/10054:07AUTOWeekly Check List That Prevents Costly Repairs + Fixing Wood Floor GapsB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThis Old House80/10016:53AUTOJeremy Allen White on Double Booking Baby Yoda for His Daughter's Birthday & The Bear EndingA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live80/10019:55Why Wyoming is so Weirdly WealthyC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions80/10023:40I Accidentally Photographed Something Unknown During the Eclipse - Smarter Every Day 298B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay80/10012:11What’s the Truth about Acetaminophen and Autism?C1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastSciShow80/10028:5122 Problems Solved in 2022C1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions80/10013:58Here's Why Personality Tests ALWAYS Work*B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastSciShow80/10012:43Can Humanity Stop A Planet-Killing Asteroid?C1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell80/10025:39AUTOThe 996 Porsche 911 Doesn't Deserve the HateB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro80/1008:00AUTOWe Torched This Insulated Monopoly-Framed Wall. Will It Survive?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastMatt Risinger80/10019:19AUTOThe Daihatsu Mira TR-XX Avanzato R4 Is Tiny FunB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro80/10019:14The Tesla Robotaxi is Confusing...B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee80/10020:19AUTOAI Band Gets Caught Then Hires Real HumansB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastColdFusion80/1009:03How Do Potholes Work?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering80/10014:02The 3 Strongest Lasers in the World (For Now)C1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow80/10016:42How I build a fire and why you shouldn't care muchB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea80/10014:49iPhone 17/Pro/Air Impressions: Spot the Red Flags!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

English channels, ranked

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.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianVocabulary rangePaceVideosHours
1Easy English64831B1-B2medium13837 h
2English with Lucy88141B1-C2medium15049 h
3Learn English with Papa Teach Me107142B1-C1medium10620 h
4Rachel's English58849B1-C2medium14068 h
5TED-Ed279150B2-C2medium19219 h
6BBC Learning English07554B1-C2medium19130 h
7Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17585 h
8National Geographic278957B2-C2medium6581 h
9TED228758B1-C2fast6916 h
10Essential Craftsman338763B1-C2fast13739 h
11Real Engineering478664C1-C2fast7630 h
12Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 h
13Technology Connections569067B2-C2fast8947 h
14Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell138868B2-C2fast6013 h
15Veritasium489269B2-C2fast11856 h
16Lex Fridman278970B1-C1fast127377 h
17StarTalk409170B2-C2fast10998 h
18Acquired339171B2-C2fast86221 h
19Yes Theory288772B1-B2fast9048 h
20ColdFusion558672B2-C2fast11838 h
21Vox439072B2-C2fast9351 h
22First We Feast399772B1-C1fast12241 h
23Andrew Huberman459574B2-C2fast145238 h
24Practical Engineering598975B2-C2fast14241 h
25Johnny Harris499075B2-C2fast11762 h
26Wendover Productions529176B2-C2fast12947 h
27SciShow559676B2-C2fast19748 h
28Jimmy Kimmel Live368776B1-C1fast19642 h
29WIRED269177B1-C2fast7328 h
30Vanity Fair389178B1-C1fast9628 h
31The Diary Of A CEO389279B1-C2fast152316 h
32All-In Podcast459081B2-C2fast132143 h
33PowerfulJRE409081B1-C1very fast99269 h
34Matt Risinger559283B2-C2very fast14054 h
35Doug DeMuro659083B1-C2very fast141100 h
36The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon408984B1-C1very fast326 h
37Drew Binsky409785B1-C1very fast13272 h
38SmarterEveryDay599186B1-C2very fast5432 h
39Adam Ragusea249687B2-C2very fast18654 h
40Marques Brownlee539287B2-C2very fast12728 h
41MrBeast759487B1-B2very fast9234 h
42This Old House589488B1-C2very fast9046 h
43Mark Rober729589B2-C2very fast4315 h
44Joshua Weissman649690B2-C2very fast11745 h
453Blue1Brown809491B2-C2very fast5824 h

The vocabulary range is each channel’s own spread, not a single verdict: in three of every four of its videos the vocabulary starts at the lower level or above and stays at the upper one or below. Its top end tracks how far the rare words reach, so a channel devoted to one subject sits high on it without being hard to follow — the median score is the column that answers that.

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