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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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87/10010:28A$AP Rocky, Glen Powell, LaKeith Stanfield & Callum Turner Watch Iconic Videos | Vanity FairB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

87/10010:29Click This Video To Feed 1 PersonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastMrBeast

87/10021:37I Spent A Day With Kids Who Walk 5 Hours To SchoolB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

87/10013:37'Wicked' Director & Cinematographer Break Down the 'Dancing Through Life' Scene | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

87/1001:40:19AUTOThe New BMW M, New GM Trucks & The Stradman's Lamborghini Catches Fire! THIS CAR POD! EP116B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

87/1002:47:16AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2445 - Bert KreischerB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

87/1002:42:29AUTOJRE MMA Show #176 with Dustin PoirierB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

87/10019:52Why you’re so tiredB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris

87/1002:50:03B-Team Jiu Jitsu: Craig Jones, Nicky Rod, and Nicky Ryan | Lex Fridman Podcast #363B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastLex Fridman

87/10017:22$1 vs $500,000 DateB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastMrBeast

87/1002:21:30AUTOThe SIMPLE (& Proven) Way To Earn $100,000 From Nothing! | The Money Making ExpertsB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

87/1001:25:57AUTOChinese Cars Coming to USA! Filippo Bought a Porsche! American Autobahn? THIS CAR POD! EP93B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

87/1001:56:19AUTOThe Ferrari Luce Revealed! THIS CAR POD! EP113B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

87/1002:29:47AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2355 - Mike BakerB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

87/10013:40AUTOSome ice cream ≠ 'ice cream' and I don't careB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

87/1001:21:09AUTOWorld No.1 Fasting Expert: The Link Between Cancer & Fasting That They're Hiding From You!B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

87/1006:39Kendall Jenner Gets Ready for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

87/10015:57$1 vs $250,000 Vacation!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

87/10029:55AUTOI Bought the Ugly Porsche Carrera GT Anniversary Merch CollectionB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

87/1002:56:51AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2433 - James McCannB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

87/1002:42:54AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2362 - Ralph BarbosaB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

87/1001:21:17AUTOHow To Make Money.... 7 Hacks That Are PROVEN To Work!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

87/1002:23:52AUTOACQ Sessions: Jason CalacanisB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastAcquired

87/10016:59$1 vs $250,000,000 Private Island!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastMrBeast

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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