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

84/10014:40AUTO$21 vs. $68 Pizza! Adam Richman Eats NYC's Best Old School & New School Slices | Pro MovesB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast

84/10010:30AUTOOscar Isaac on New Season of Beef, Nudity in Denmark & Taking His Son to the Frankenstein PremiereA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/10020:14Why Do Spinning Things Do This? - Smarter Every Day 312B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

84/1002:12:15Trafficking Illegal Substances | To Catch A Smuggler MEGA EpisodeB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastNational Geographic

84/10017:24I Rented A Friend In Japan For A DayB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

84/10020:11AUTOKevin Hart on His Family's Reaction to His Roast, Rooting for the Knicks & Talking Trash CourtsideB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/10014:40AUTONiecy Nash-Betts on BFF Colman Domingo, Going to Taylor Swift’s Wedding & Fake Butt on Reno 911B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/10011:08CMF Phone 1: Fun Modular Budget Phone!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

84/10014:13How Wells & Aquifers Actually WorkC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

84/10014:576 Things Ancient Coins Taught UsB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastSciShow

84/1002:15:02How to Overcome Inner Resistance | Steven PressfieldB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman

84/10019:53Rabbit R1: Barely ReviewableB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

84/10022:55April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Here's what you need to know -Smarter Every Day 295B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

84/10052:59AUTOFraming, Insulation, Plumbing, and More | Game Changing Products - Episode 3B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

84/10011:51Xiaomi 17 Pro Max: An iPhone... But Better!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

84/1001:48:41AUTOACQ2: How to Live in Everyone Else's Future (with Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastAcquired

84/10042:39AUTOOne Piece of News From Every Country in the WorldC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions

84/10010:36Train Vs Giant PitB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

84/10019:35AUTOSEE What Is Rising From The AshesB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

84/10022:08AUTOKeke Palmer Heats Things Up While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast

84/1009:19AUTONicole Byer on Staying at a Sex Hotel, Going Back to Her High School & Netflix is a Joke FestivalA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/1007:52AUTOLinda Cardellini on Sex Scene with Jason Bateman in DTF St. Louis & Working with Will FerrellA2-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

84/10016:34AUTOMarlon Wayans on the Return of Scary Movie, Doing Impressions & Supporting the LGBTQ+ CommunityB1-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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