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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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84/10016:05AUTOAnthony Anderson on Streaking at Dodger Stadium & His Best Friend's Mom Predicting His FutureB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/10024:58Asking Strangers in China to Throw a Party in THEIR HouseB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastYes Theory

84/1001:04:51AUTOGroundbreaking Studies Recreate Human Brain Circuits in a DishB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastStarTalk

84/10011:59AUTOTim Allen on Friendship with Tom Hanks & Meeting Taylor Swift at the Toy Story 5 PremiereA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/10032:15Gold Explained, FinallyB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris

84/10028:29How Europe Stole Africa so Quickly, MappedB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris

84/10014:38Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns & Mike Brown Celebrate NBA Finals Victory, React to SuperstitionsB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

84/10013:49Golf Tech is Hidden in Plain Sight!B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

84/10012:55AUTOLisa Ann Walter on Cooking for Jimmy, Her Son Dating Her Fans & Filming New Comedy Special in PhillyA2-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/1002:24:39AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2416 - Dan FarahB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

84/10011:08Matt Damon Mistook Tom Holland's Costume Mishap for a Father-Son Moment While Filming The OdysseyA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

84/10012:36How To Make A Baby With Three ParentsC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · fastSciShow

84/10010:034 Fungi We've Finally Figured Out How To FarmC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · fastSciShow

84/10014:18AUTOLeslie Jones Meets Her Future Husband While Eating Pizza | Slice JointB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast

84/10010:13AUTOJimmy O. Yang on TSA Issues, Playing Blackjack in Vegas & His Parents Going to His Hong Kong ShowsA2-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/1009:1750 TOP Questions and Answers in EnglishB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastSpeak English With Vanessa

84/10048:28The Dark Side of Paris That Nobody SeesB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

84/10056:00AUTOKate the Chemist Crushes Your Chemistry QuestionsB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastStarTalk

84/10021:24AUTOThe Race to Create the "iPhone of AI" is Heating Up!B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastColdFusion

84/10019:38Is the World Really Running Out of Sand?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastPractical Engineering

84/10028:28I Cracked Up: Idioms and Phrases┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastRachel's English

84/10017:50AUTOZach Galifianakis on Living on a Small Island, Hating Technology & His Kids Impression of HimB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/10026:34Why You Don’t Trust Tap WaterB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris

84/10021:24Prince Rupert's Drop EXPLODING in Epoxy Resin at 456,522 fps - Smarter Every Day 273B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

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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