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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 →

83/10018:48This Is How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of WarB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris83/10043:28AUTOWhy everything on the internet is getting worse | The Gray AreaB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVox83/10013:47Apple Vision Pro is Missing Something...B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee83/10033:24AUTOEssentials: Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges | Dr. Paul ContiB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman83/10012:35AUTOMark Wahlberg on Bartending at His Daughter’s College & He Guesses Which Pedestrians are from BostonB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live83/10012:21AUTOChainsaw Newbie Tips - Part 2B2-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastEssential Craftsman83/1009:39AUTOLucy Halliday on The Handmaid’s Tale Sequel, Trouble with the BBC & Growing Up in ScotlandB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live83/10029:21AUTOTom Holland and Jon Bernthal Team Up While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast83/10029:36Traveling to the Strangest Country on EarthB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastYes Theory83/1002:45:26Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming | Lex Fridman Podcast #484B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastLex Fridman83/10016:58Every Type of Railcar Explained in 15 MinutesB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering83/1002:12:01AUTOThe Biggest Mysteries Science Still Hasn't Solved | CompilationB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow83/1002:32:00AUTORyan Graves: UFOs, Fighter Jets, and Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #308B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastLex Fridman83/1004:18Why animals help each other - Ashley WardC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · fastTED-Ed83/10014:58AUTOWalton Goggins on Asking Justin Theroux to Join Fallout, Working in Spain & Watching the World CupA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live83/1008:44AUTOHow to Fill Joints Properly | Best of Build ShowB1-C2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger83/10015:53Why Some Roads Are Made of StyrofoamC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastPractical Engineering83/10018:10Which Is Easier To Pull? (Railcars vs. Road Cars)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastPractical Engineering83/1002:22:18AUTOHoliday Special 2022B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastAcquired83/10017:56AUTONew Zealand's Australia ProblemB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions83/1001:09:04AUTOAre We Insulating The Wrong way?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger83/1001:42:10AUTOAI Sovereignty Wars, Palantir-Nvidia Deal, SCOTUS Birthright Ruling, Newsom’s CA Budget LieB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAll-In Podcast83/10011:45The M4 Mac Mini is Incredible!B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee83/10023:51AUTOOffsite Pre-Cut Lumber to Onsite Framing | Altitude Adjustment - Ep. 5B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

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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