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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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ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,820)Entertainment (1,125)Podcasts (850)Talk shows (447)

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90/10034:59AUTOEssentials: Sleep Toolkit for Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake TimingB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman

90/10013:39How Arenas Transform OvernightB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastWendover Productions

90/10024:38I Tested America's Worst 1-Star Fast FoodB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

90/10023:12This Old House | More Spanish Style (S32 E25) | FULL EPISODEB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastThis Old House

90/10018:05Beating 5 Scam Arcade Games with ScienceB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastMark Rober

90/10021:20My Puzzle Robot is 200x Faster Than a HumanB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastMark Rober

90/10025:09Hilary Duff Tests Her Luck While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast

90/10021:26Is This the End of Crypto?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris

90/1008:59AUTO8 ways to brown ground beef (4th is my fav)B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

90/1001:00:06AUTOSenator Eric Schmitt: Exposing the Biggest Censorship Scandal in US HistoryB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastAll-In Podcast

90/10020:19A Week in the Life of a US PresidentB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastWendover Productions

90/1007:18Chipped beef and gravy loaded baked potatoB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

90/10011:36AUTOAir sealing an old house? Watch this firstB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

90/10028:50TRACTOR PULLS: It's Not What You Think - Smarter Every Day 276B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

90/10012:21Nothing Phone 2A Review: Flashy Good Deal!B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

90/1007:37AUTOThe last bite I'd take before the endB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

90/10016:27When food is actually too old to eatB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

90/10020:05But what are Hamming codes? The origin of error correctionB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fast3Blue1Brown

90/1002:51:17AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2430 - Jay AndersonB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

90/10013:02Spicy carrot, purple cabbage & potato, and creamy broccoli soupsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

90/10025:05AUTOThese 9 New Cars Could Be Way CoolerB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

90/10011:35Galaxy Z Fold 8 Review: Honeymoon's OverB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

90/10016:19AUTOI Tried 100 Years of Fast FoodB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

90/10019:48AUTORoast bass with beurre monté and bass guitarB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

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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