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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 →

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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 (447)

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88/1001:19:23AUTOACQ2: Building a Disruptive Payments Company (with Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski) (Audio)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastAcquired

88/10053:40How I animate 3Blue1Brown | A Manim demo with Ben SparksB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fast3Blue1Brown

88/10014:49AUTOWhat Can $10 Get in Poland?B1-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

88/1002:12:32AUTOThe Money Making Expert: The 7,11,4 Hack That Turns $1 Into $10K Per Month! Daniel PriestleyB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

88/1001:21:52AUTONew Camaro! Porsche GT3 Convertible? Nick Bought a Convertible Range Rover! THIS CAR POD! EP106B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

88/10032:38Smartphone Awards 2025!B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

88/10023:12ASK This Old House | Patio Repair, Rusty Bulkhead (S9 E9) FULL EPISODEB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastThis Old House

88/10016:21iPhone Air Review: Beauty is PainB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

88/10035:28Bullets HITTING Bullets in Slow Motion - THE IMPOSSIBLE SHOT - Smarter Every Day 287B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

88/10024:10This Old House | Move or Improve? (S29 E1) | FULL EPISODEB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastThis Old House

88/10029:56Why Jet Boats are AWESOME (U.S. Coast Guard's Workhorse) - Smarter Every Day 272B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

88/10022:18I Tried Unknown Fast Food RestaurantsB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

88/10025:46Would You Risk Drowning for $500,000?B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

88/1002:28:43AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2365 - Rep. Anna Paulina LunaB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

88/1001:46:08Refueling a NUCLEAR REACTOR - Smarter Every Day 311B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

88/10057:14Do We Need New Math to Understand the Universe? With Terence TaoB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastStarTalk

88/1003:19:25Fiona Hill: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump | Lex Fridman Podcast #335B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastLex Fridman

88/10015:04The Downfall of OnePlus will be StudiedB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

88/1001:03:21AUTOACQ2: Why Duolingo Worked (with Luis von Ahn, CEO)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastAcquired

88/10012:33Why Your Brain Blinds You For 2 Hours Every DayB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

88/10035:39AUTOPPP – Ep. 4: The Ultimate Guide to Water Heaters – Choosing the Right System for Endless Hot WaterB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

88/1001:04:18AUTOPete Buttigieg: The Left's Identity Crisis, Wealth Tax, 2024 Mistakes, Plans for 2028B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastAll-In Podcast

88/10026:40Pranks Destroy Scam Callers- GlitterBomb PaybackB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMark Rober

88/10020:32Alex Honnold Answers Rock Climbing Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastWIRED

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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