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5,210 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 (1,812)Entertainment (1,121)Podcasts (848)Talk shows (442)

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51/10019:29AUTOUnderstand FAST English ConversationB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa

51/10028:45'Sulfur burps' and other GLP-1 things we're learningC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea

51/1001:08:24Why it never feels like everything is alright (PODCAST E66)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea

51/10024:26If you can understand these 15 audio clips, your English is AMAZING!B1-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy

51/10013:38AUTOTrump’s State Fair Not “Packed to the Brim” & Tiffany Haddish Not Invited to Taylor Swift’s WeddingB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumJimmy Kimmel Live

51/10011:47The most important thing about your AccentB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English

51/1005:15What to do if you live in the path of a volcano - Arianna SoldatiB2-C1 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

51/10048:1124 Hours in 2 Countries that Hate Each OtherB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumYes Theory

51/10018:10AUTOIt’s Getting Harder To Know What’s RealB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumStarTalk

51/1005:22What are those spots you see after you rub your eyes? - Paul CJ TaylorC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

51/10014:39Why Every English Program You've Tried Has Failed YouB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English

51/1003:07:27Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy | Lex Fridman Podcast #420B2-C2 · ~5,000 words · mediumLex Fridman

51/10018:42AUTOHow to speak fluent English in 2023B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa

51/10011:16How to Use "Bloody" Like a British Person! | Sound Like James Bond with British SlangB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

51/1006:14Rage bait: How online anger makes money ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

51/1001:34:11Speaking English: Phrasal Verbs are CRITICAL for Speaking American English WellB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumRachel's English

51/10010:5010 ENGLISH IDIOMS which MOVIES created!B1-C2 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

51/10013:27AUTOTrump’s New War with Iran, Lindsey Graham’s Sister Replacing Him & Exclusive with Gov Gavin NewsomB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumJimmy Kimmel Live

51/10015:39This is how IU has BETTER ENGLISH than Taylor SwiftB1-B2 · ~8,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

51/10050:45250 Important English Vocabulary Words with picturesB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa

51/10010:01How To Speak American English: VERBSB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumRachel's English

51/1005:37What is sumo, and why is it so popular? - Lee ThompsonC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

51/1008:38Is vaping as bad as smoking cigarettes? BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

51/1006:02Talking about days out 🏞️🌞🧺 Real Easy EnglishB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

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	139	99 h
36	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-B2	very fast	30	6 h
37	Drew Binsky	40–97	85	B1-B2	very fast	132	72 h
38	SmarterEveryDay	59–91	86	B2-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	B2-C2	very fast	89	46 h
43	Mark Rober	72–95	89	B2-C1	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

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