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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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86/1008:58AUTOJessica Williams on Being Very Tall, Going on Michelle Obama’s Podcast & Making Miniature FurnitureB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

86/1001:14:16AUTOOpenAI's Code Red, Sacks vs New York Times, New Poverty Line?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAll-In Podcast

86/1001:37:33AUTOThe Cancer Doctor: "This Common Food Is Making Cancer Worse!"B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

86/1002:06:16AUTOSimon Sinek: You're Being Lied To About AI's Real Purpose! We're Teaching Our Kids To Not Be Human!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

86/10010:00How to Install a Split Rail Fence | Ask This Old HouseB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastThis Old House

86/10044:09AUTOBuild Podcast | Episode 200: The Origins Series with Emily PressB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

86/10056:20Answering Fan Queries About Multiverse Nesting Dolls, Black Holes, & Gravity AssistsB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastStarTalk

86/10031:29What It’s Like Inside A Gypsy SlumB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

86/1002:17:46MrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #351B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastLex Fridman

86/10015:38Surviving 24 Hours On Snake Island With MrBeastB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

86/10037:25Survive 30 Days Trapped In The Sky, Win $250,000B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

86/10021:27AUTOMy 6 Worst Moments As a Car YouTuberB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

86/10022:20I Spent a Day in Jamaica's Most Dangerous SlumB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

86/1008:43Why children get so many vaccinesB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · very fastVox

86/10029:09American-Backed Coups, MappedB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris

86/10031:47Men Vs Women Survive In The Wilderness For $500,000B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

86/1008:07AUTOSean Evans and Speedy Morman Debate New York vs. Chicago Pizza | Slice JointB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast

86/10010:34AUTODeck Ledger Connections with Jake Bruton | Best of Build ShowB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

86/10027:42I Spent a Day in LA's Most Dangerous HoodB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

86/1001:43:22AUTOMassive Somali Fraud in Minnesota with Nick Shirley, California Asset Seizure, $20B Groq-Nvidia DealB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastAll-In Podcast

86/10033:52AUTOBuild Podcast | Episode 199: Personal House: Awesome & Oh DangB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

86/1009:48AUTOAlison Brie on Masters of the Universe, Her First Action Figure & Husband Dave Franco in The StudioB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

86/1002:10:02AUTOTools to Bolster Your Mental Health & Confidence | Dr. Paul ContiB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman

86/10021:35a new chapter (Matt Leaving Yes Theory)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastYes Theory

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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