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5,230 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 (447)

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87/1001:09:48AUTOFact-Checking Medical Claims on the Internet with Dr. NocB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastStarTalk

87/10010:22Are soccer players the most fit athletes on the planet?B1-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastVox

87/10017:43On therapy, tigers and retirementB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

87/1007:03Jonathan Bailey, Andrew Garfield, Harris Dickinson & Riz Ahmed Watch Iconic Videos | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

87/10029:57$25,000 vs. $25,000,000B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris

87/10019:55Teyana Taylor Battles One Hot Sauce After Another While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast

87/1002:54:52AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2413 - Theo VonB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

87/1001:59:06AUTOThe Muscle Building Expert: They’re Lying To You About Workout Hours! Dr Michael IsraetelB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

87/10041:39AUTOMark Cuban on the AI Bubble: Who Actually Gets Wiped Out?B2-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastAll-In Podcast

87/1002:37:43AUTODr K: We Are Producing Millions Of Lonely, Addicted, Purposeless Men & Women!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

87/10010:01Jon Hamm Reacts to His Viral Dance Meme, Reminisces on His Old Haircut with a Wig (Extended)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

87/1001:33:49AUTOFinancial Crash Expert: The 90-Day Collapse Timeline They Are Desperately Hiding.B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

87/10033:49Professor Answers Coding Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastWIRED

87/10026:13AUTOPerfect Plumbing Ep. 3: How Recirc Loops Improve Hot Water Time-to-Tap Matt Risinger's Home Results!B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

87/10033:04Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan Answers DnD Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastWIRED

87/10042:22AUTOBuild Podcast | Episode 201: The Origins Series with Jeremy MartinB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

87/1002:30:24AUTOHow to Overcome Social Anxiety | Dr. Nick EpleyB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman

87/1001:25:19AUTOAudi RS5 Wagon Leaked! Ugly Ferrari Luce EV Spied, Will Scout Make it to Market? THIS CAR POD! EP99B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

87/10015:11World's Largest T-Shirt Cannon (breaks the roof)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastMark Rober

87/10025:5910 People Vs World's Deadliest Laser Maze for $250,000B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

87/10029:04AUTORanking All of My Cars From Worst to Best!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

87/1008:11Why Humans Only Need To Vaccinate A Few BatsC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · very fastSciShow

87/1001:07:43Exploring IRAN As An American TouristB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

87/1009:08How My Video Gear is Changing!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

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	197	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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