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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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91/10010:17AUTOI Made McDonald's French Fries BetterB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

91/1005:54Chocolate meringue cookies — no flourB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

91/10027:36Beyond the Mandelbrot set, an intro to holomorphic dynamicsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fast3Blue1Brown

91/1006:20Steak frites from scratch in 'air fryer,' with next-day quesadillaB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

91/10011:14Green vegetable sides 101B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

91/10015:16The Absurd Logistics of Concert ToursB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastWendover Productions

91/10010:02AUTORoast beef rib with Yorkshire puddings and mushroom gravyB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

91/10011:39AUTOMaking IHOP Pancakes at Home | But BetterB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

91/1002:39:50AUTOAnti-Aging Expert: Stop Touching Receipts Immediately! The Fast Way To Shrink Visceral Fat!B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

91/10022:47AUTOI Made The Cheapest Noodle Dish Ever (8 Ways)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

91/10031:23I Tried $1 Street Food Around The WorldB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

91/10036:54But what is quantum computing? (Grover's Algorithm)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fast3Blue1Brown

91/10021:55Meals So Easy A College Student Could Make ItB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

91/10020:44Vortex Cannon vs DroneB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastMark Rober

91/10014:41AUTO5 Fiber Cement best practicesB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

91/10017:00AUTOTile Deck Over Flat Roof or Framing - Lets torture test!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

91/10017:57Why Fuel Injectors are AWESOME (28,000 fps Slow Mo) Part 1 - Smarter Every Day 281B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

91/1009:08Tequila is asparagus juice! (kinda)C1-C2 · ~14,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

91/10011:25How to Replace Battery Smoke Detectors | Ask This Old HouseB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastThis Old House

91/10015:57The Most Interesting Displays In The World!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

91/10028:23I Tested Viral Celebrity RecipesB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

91/10012:42I Tried the World’s Most Poisonous Fish (in Japan)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

91/10035:03The 50 Easiest 3-Ingredient RecipesB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

91/10034:55I Tried The Best Street Food In AmericaB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman

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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