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3,654 videos from 34 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 (1,812)Entertainment (979)Podcasts (848)Talk shows (442)

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44/1005:59Meet the slow loris, the only venomous primate in existence - Stephanie A. PoindexterC1-C2 · ~18,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

44/10011:43Are YOU Saying it WRONG? 5 Highly Common Mistakes in EnglishB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy

44/10021:56AUTOWhy does Italy have 6000 Ghost Towns? (hidden Italy)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumYes Theory

44/1005:40If you had the chance to be immortal, would you take it? - Sarah Stroud and Michael VazquezB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

44/10011:23Phrasal Verbs with "AWAY"A2-B1 · ~2,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

44/1009:35How to Power the World 24/7 — Without Oil | Cindy Taff | TEDB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · mediumTED

44/1005:49What is hysteria, and why were so many women diagnosed with it? - Mark S. MicaleC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

44/1002:07:27AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2443 - Filippo BiondiB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumPowerfulJRE

44/10051:32Why I dislike 'Gordon Ramsay' and prefer 'today' (PODCAST E64)B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea

44/10035:12AUTODon't freak about cyclospora, yetB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea

44/10027:39AUTOThe Empire State Building Construction of 1932 Leaves Me SpeechlessB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman

44/10035:00The business of YouTube and the blurry PYREX incidentB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea

44/1008:12Lip Sync Battle with Melissa McCarthy | Fallon FlashbackB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

44/1005:01Why is it "Bo'o'o'wo'ah" in a Cockney Accent?B2-C2 · ~18,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

44/1005:49The missing ingredient in how we learnB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

44/1009:48Are YOU Saying it WRONG? 5 Highly Common Mistakes in EnglishA2-B1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy

44/10014:16AUTOThe Generation Gap Nobody is Talking AboutB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman

44/10011:36Advanced English Phrasal Verbs - The EASY METHOD!A2-B1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

44/10018:24AUTOThoughts on Freedom and Living a Fulfilling LifeB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman

44/10014:24Better English Conversations: Increase Your Advanced VocabularyB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy

44/10012:16Native English Speakers NEVER USE These 16 Phrases.B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy

45/10011:28ENGLISH VOWEL [æ] | BAT, CASH, MADB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English

45/1008:02Earthquakes hit Afghanistan: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

45/10010:4310 Best Advanced Adjectives to Describe Emotions & People | Improve Your English VocabularyB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

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	Typical band	Pace	Videos	Hours
1	Easy English	6–48	31	B1-B2	medium	138	37 h
2	English with Lucy	8–81	41	B1-B2	medium	150	49 h
3	Learn English with Papa Teach Me	10–71	42	B1-B2	medium	106	20 h
4	Rachel's English	5–88	49	B1-B2	medium	140	68 h
5	TED-Ed	27–91	50	C1-C2	medium	191	19 h
6	BBC Learning English	0–75	54	B2-C2	medium	191	30 h
7	Speak English With Vanessa	28–85	56	B1-B2	fast	174	85 h
8	National Geographic	27–89	57	B2-C2	medium	65	81 h
9	TED	22–87	58	B2-C2	fast	69	16 h
10	Essential Craftsman	33–87	63	B2-C1	fast	136	38 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	B2-C1	fast	127	377 h
17	StarTalk	40–91	70	B2-C2	fast	108	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	117	38 h
21	Vox	43–90	72	B2-C2	fast	91	51 h
22	First We Feast	39–97	72	B1-B2	fast	120	41 h
23	Andrew Huberman	45–95	75	B2-C2	fast	144	237 h
24	Practical Engineering	59–89	75	B2-C2	fast	142	41 h
25	Johnny Harris	49–90	75	B2-C2	fast	116	62 h
26	Wendover Productions	52–91	76	C1-C2	fast	129	47 h
27	SciShow	55–96	76	C1-C2	fast	194	48 h
28	Jimmy Kimmel Live	36–87	76	B1-B2	fast	196	42 h
29	WIRED	26–91	77	B2-C2	fast	73	28 h
30	Vanity Fair	38–91	78	B1-B2	fast	96	28 h
31	The Diary Of A CEO	38–92	79	B1-B2	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	B2-C1	very fast	129	91 h
36	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-B2	very fast	30	6 h
37	SmarterEveryDay	59–91	86	B2-C2	very fast	54	32 h
38	Adam Ragusea	24–96	87	B2-C2	very fast	186	54 h
39	Marques Brownlee	53–92	87	B2-C2	very fast	127	28 h
40	MrBeast	75–94	87	B1-B2	very fast	92	34 h
41	This Old House	58–94	88	B2-C2	very fast	89	46 h
42	Mark Rober	72–95	89	B2-C1	very fast	43	15 h
43	Joshua Weissman	64–96	90	B2-C2	very fast	117	45 h
44	3Blue1Brown	80–94	91	B2-C2	very fast	58	24 h

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