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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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89/10023:12This Old House | Stucco, Kitchen Design (S32 E9) | FULL EPISODEB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastThis Old House

89/10035:00AUTOThe Perfect Plumbing Plan – Episode 5: Plumbing Tips, Best Practices & Future ProofingB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

89/1008:40Kane Parsons Would Bring a Hydrogen Bomb to Survive the Backrooms (Extended) | The Tonight ShowB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

89/1008:02F1 Drivers Answer The Most Searched Formula 1 Questions | WIREDB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastWIRED

89/1007:28AUTOThe best veg dish I've had in a while — shishito peppers with tomatoes and garlic butterB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

89/10023:12This Old House | Progress On All Levels (S32 E7) | FULL EPISODEB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastThis Old House

89/10037:34AUTO100 Most Asked Food Questions, AnsweredB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

89/10042:57Last To Leave Grocery Store, Wins $250,000B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastMrBeast

89/10017:00AUTO6 Fun Used Cars That Won't Cost Anything to OwnB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

89/10011:02Samsung Z Flip/Fold 6, Watch Ultra, Buds Pro and Ring Impressions!B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

90/1001:04:54AUTOElevated Decking: Rethinking Decks, Rooftops & Tounge & Groove PorcelainB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

90/10012:51M4 iPad Pro Impressions: Well This is AwkwardB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

90/10018:18AUTOI Tested 1000 Years of PizzaB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

90/10020:12AUTOI Tried The Best Pizza In AmericaB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

90/10023:12ASK This Old House | Chainsaws, Bathtub Install (S9 E13) FULL EPISODEB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastThis Old House

90/10023:13ASK This Old House | Sink Install, Workshop Tools (S9 E1) FULL EPISODEB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastThis Old House

90/1006:14AUTOOne-pan mini-roast with fondant potatoes (Christmas dinner for 1 or 2)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

90/1001:40:28AUTOGlucose Goddess: The 10 Glucose Hacks!B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

90/10010:32DYI platform for up-lighting drinks, fish bowls, whatever!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

90/1008:03Grilled red snapper | vinaigrette, fennel salad and quinoaB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

90/10016:43AUTOCan You Trust A Skinny Chef (How I Lost 60 Lbs)B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

90/10029:46How Does The James Webb Space Telescope Work? - Smarter Every Day 262B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

90/10010:04How to Install a Porch Swing | Ask This Old HouseB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastThis Old House

90/10015:44AUTOLet's Talk About PanelsB2-C2 · ~7,000 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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