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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 →

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 (1,820)Entertainment (1,125)Podcasts (850)Talk shows (446)

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84/10021:29Rose Byrne & Kristen Wiig Reunite 15 Years After 'Bridesmaids' | Vanity FairA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

84/10010:44'Wednesday' Cast Break Down Season 2 Fan Theories | Vanity FairB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

84/10013:17My Nintendo Switch 2 Review (Doesn't Matter?)B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

84/1003:36:25Dave Hone: T-Rex, Dinosaurs, Extinction, Evolution, and Jurassic Park | Lex Fridman Podcast #480B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastLex Fridman

84/10022:34AUTOGlen Powell Needs a Wingman While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast

84/10015:56AUTOSeth Rogen on Getting High with Paul McCartney, Sexy Scene with Penélope Cruz & First ColonoscopyB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/10012:06Leonardo DiCaprio Sent Nikki Glaser Baskets of Pasta After the Golden Globes (Extended)A2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

84/10013:12AUTOZendaya on Tom Holland A.I. Wedding Pics, Robert Pattinson Lying & Seeing the New Spider-ManB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/10010:28Let's Learn English at the Airport! ✈️👨‍✈️🛩️A2-B1 · ~3,000 words · very fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

84/10016:04I Built 10 Schools Around The WorldA2-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

84/10028:13AUTOYouTube CEO Neal Mohan on AI, Censorship & the Future of CreatorsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAll-In Podcast

84/1001:27:11AUTODoes OpenAI Need a Bailout? Mamdani Wins, Socialism Rising, Filibuster Nuclear OptionB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAll-In Podcast

84/10020:18Money’s Mostly Digital, So Why Is Moving It So Hard?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastWendover Productions

84/10012:31M4 Max MacBook Pro: I'm Convinced!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

84/10023:14AUTOGovernor Gavin Newsom on Relationship with Trump, People Badmouthing CA & "Gov Gav" Has a Surprise!B2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/1008:52AUTODraymond Green on Predicting NBA Finals Winner, Losing to Kevin Hart & Joy in Steve Kerr’s EjectionB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/1009:36AUTOEric Andre on Embarrassing Moment with Eddie Murphy, Rooting for the Knicks & Working with John CenaB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/1007:48Bagged Salad Shouldn’t ExistC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastSciShow

84/10011:29Edible shelf fungus (chicken of the woods 'mushroom')C1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea

84/10010:50AUTONiall Horan on Building a Pub at His House, Meeting His Girlfriend at a Dinner Party & New AlbumA2-B1 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/10027:29Smartphone Awards 2024!B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

84/10025:04He Hasn’t Slept Since 1962 (Doctors Don’t Know Why)A2-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

84/10012:06Axolotls Are In Danger. Here's Why That's Bad For YOU.C1-C2 · ~20,000 words · fastSciShow

84/1008:39AUTOCaitríona Balfe on Embarrassing Moment with Prince, Not Knowing How Outlander Ends & Celebrity FansA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

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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