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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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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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LengthAny Under 10 min 10–30 min Over 30 min

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ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,820)Entertainment (1,125)Podcasts (850)Talk shows (446)

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81/1001:14:09AUTOACQ2: How ARM Became The World’s Default Chip Architecture (with ARM CEO Rene Haas)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAcquired

81/1005:06:18DeepSeek, China, OpenAI, NVIDIA, xAI, TSMC, Stargate, and AI Megaclusters | Lex Fridman Podcast #459B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastLex Fridman

81/10021:33I Visited China’s Most Restricted RegionB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

81/10013:14The ONE Disease That Smoking Can Help TreatC1-C2 · ~16,000 words · fastSciShow

81/1003:48:39Jared Kushner: Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Gaza, Iran, and the Middle East | Lex Fridman Podcast #399B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastLex Fridman

81/1003:08:46George Hotz: Tiny Corp, Twitter, AI Safety, Self-Driving, GPT, AGI & God | Lex Fridman Podcast #387B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastLex Fridman

81/1008:08AUTOThe BEST window innovation in YEARSB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

81/10018:56How the YouTube Creator Economy WorksB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions

81/1001:20:57AUTOOpenAI Misses Targets, Codex vs Claude, Elon vs Sam Trial, Big Hyperscaler Beats, Peptide CrazeB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

81/10020:43The Growing Revolt Against the US DollarB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions

81/1007:11Cassoulet — Frenchy meat and bean stewC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea

81/10019:21AUTOWhy Fast Food Got So ExpensiveB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastWendover Productions

81/10025:10I Paid $88 to Get Locked in a Korean PrisonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastYes Theory

81/10016:52Apple's AI Crisis: Explained!B1-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

81/10023:53AUTOThe 2026 Toyota RAV4 Is Totally New and ImprovedB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

81/10012:03AUTOThe only Window Install video you need to watch - how to get a leak free window.B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

81/1003:34:07AUTOHormone & Fertility Experts: We've Been Lied To About Women's Health! If This Happens, Call A DoctorB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

81/10011:52Stranger Things Cast Answer The 50 Most Searched Stranger Things Questions | WIREDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastWIRED

81/10032:03AUTOThe Secret Trick to Improve Your Social Connections | Kasley Killam | How to Be a Better Human | TEDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastTED

81/10027:44AUTOI Went Back to My Least Favorite Country (Brunei)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

81/1001:07:50AUTOScience Corner Special! David Friedberg, Cleo Abram, Alex Filippenko, and Keller Rinaudo ClifftonB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

81/10021:49AUTOThe 2026 Kia K4 Turbo Hatchback Isn’t As Cool As You’re HopingB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

81/10029:40AUTOHow The Internet’s Favourite AI Employee Went RogueB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion

81/1001:40:30AUTOUS ELECTION DEBATE: What Trump’s Return REALLY Means For The World! Is The UK About To Collapse?B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

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	Vocabulary range	Pace	Videos	Hours
1	Easy English	6–48	31	B1-B2	medium	138	37 h
2	English with Lucy	8–81	41	B1-C2	medium	150	49 h
3	Learn English with Papa Teach Me	10–71	42	B1-C1	medium	106	20 h
4	Rachel's English	5–88	49	B1-C2	medium	140	68 h
5	TED-Ed	27–91	50	B2-C2	medium	192	19 h
6	BBC Learning English	0–75	54	B1-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	B1-C2	fast	69	16 h
10	Essential Craftsman	33–87	63	B1-C2	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	B1-C1	fast	127	377 h
17	StarTalk	40–91	70	B2-C2	fast	109	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-C1	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	B2-C2	fast	129	47 h
27	SciShow	55–96	76	B2-C2	fast	197	48 h
28	Jimmy Kimmel Live	36–87	76	B1-C1	fast	196	42 h
29	WIRED	26–91	77	B1-C2	fast	73	28 h
30	Vanity Fair	38–91	78	B1-C1	fast	96	28 h
31	The Diary Of A CEO	38–92	79	B1-C2	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	B1-C2	very fast	141	100 h
36	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-C1	very fast	32	6 h
37	Drew Binsky	40–97	85	B1-C1	very fast	132	72 h
38	SmarterEveryDay	59–91	86	B1-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	B1-C2	very fast	90	46 h
43	Mark Rober	72–95	89	B2-C2	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

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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