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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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86/10021:57Entering the North Korea / China Border TownB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

86/10026:00Entering Bangladesh | World's Deadliest TrafficB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

86/1005:37British bubble & squeak with spicy Latin beansB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

86/10034:35I Visited The Hidden Tunnel Community of Las VegasB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

86/1008:27AUTOBunnie Xo on Her Bestselling Memoir, Overcoming Her Difficult Life & Meeting Her Husband Jelly RollB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

86/10032:37AUTOHow to Unlock Your Communication Superpower (W/ Charles Duhigg) | How to Be a Better Human | TEDB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastTED

86/10011:23Let's Learn English at the Food Court! 🥐🍪🍩B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

86/10021:08Nicholas Hoult & David Corenswet vs. Lie Detector | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

86/1001:43:14AUTOMrBeast: If You Want To Be Liked, Don't Help People & I Lost Tens Of Millions On Beast Games!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

86/10010:28Emily Blunt Almost Got the Ick from John Krasinski; Talks The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Extended)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

86/10011:47A Day On The Set of Bridgerton Season 4 | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

86/10024:48AUTOMatt’s Pro Builder Trip—See What They LearnB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

86/1001:04:09AUTOWhat Are We Replacing the ISS With? With Ariel EkblawB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastStarTalk

86/10016:11I Built Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

86/1002:40:03AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2468 - Luke GrimesB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

86/10015:45AUTOJelly Roll on Losing Almost 300 Pounds, Guest Hosting Kimmel & Doing Stand-Up ComedyB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

86/1002:03:30AUTOCodie Sanchez: They're Lying To You About How To Get Rich! How To Turn $0 Into $1M!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

86/1002:00:39AUTOTony Robbins: No One Is Ready For What's Coming (The truth about AI).B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

86/10012:08Is Your Privacy An Illusion? (Taking on Big Tech) - Smarter Every Day 263B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

86/10022:03Face Your Biggest Fear To Win $800,000B1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastMrBeast

86/10032:25I Brought My Wife To Iraq (Worst Idea Ever?)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

86/10011:36AUTOKeke Palmer on Being a Pilates Instructor, Her Three-Year-Old Son Leo & Buying an Airstream TrailerB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

86/10019:00Elijah Wood Rewatches The Lord of the Rings, Flipper, Sin City & More | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

86/1008:07AUTOScott Speedman on His Hit ABC Show R.J. Decker, Getting Pulled Over & Being a Competitive SwimmerB1-B2 · ~3,000 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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