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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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45
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3,265 h
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987
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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 →

52/1005:28The fascinating reason you loved peek-a-booB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/10049:23Alex Honnold Climbs a 4,000 Foot Sea Wall (Full Episode) | Arctic Ascent | National GeographicB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumNational Geographic52/10018:11AUTOUnderstand FAST English: Advanced Listening PracticeB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa52/10010:35TRAIN YOUR BRAIN to Think and Speak in English - 4 MethodsB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy52/10044:31Real Madrid's $1 Billion Super Stadium Upgrade (Full Episode) | Megastructures | National GeographicB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumNational Geographic52/1006:31History vs. Russia’s most infamous empress - Carolyn HarrisB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/1005:31This is what happens in your brain when you can’t recall a word - Cella WrightB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/10014:33THINK and SPEAK in English: technologyB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa53/10011:22STOP Speaking Classroom EnglishB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa53/10013:33AUTO15 Essential Daily English Sentences You NEED to Know!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa53/10017:35AUTOAlison Brie vs. Dave Franco | Hot Ones VersusB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumFirst We Feast53/1006:15What's your favourite snack? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English53/1009:42A Multigenerational Musical Journey | Yijia Tu | TEDB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumTED53/10020:37Need Conversation Practice? Right This Way!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English53/1008:23Global impact of US-Israel war with Iran: BBC Learning English from the NewsB1-C2 · ~5,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English53/1007:23Israel-Iran strikes: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English53/10027:12AUTONew York City's Most Iconic Foods in 24 Hours | Epic Food Journeys with Mark Wiens | Nat GeoB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumNational Geographic53/1006:14What's it like to be a twin? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English53/10015:35🔥 English pronunciation just got EASIER! 🔥B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English53/10014:50YES, you can understand fast spoken EnglishB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy53/1002:39:19AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2447 - Mike BenzB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumPowerfulJRE53/10025:33AUTOSecrets of a Japanese Island Where People Live Forever (100+ Years)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumYes Theory53/10017:40Billie Eilish: Same Interview, The Eighth Year | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair53/1007:43North Korea’s secrets revealed by phone: BBC Learning English from the NewsB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

English channels, ranked

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.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Easy English64831B1-B2medium13837 h
2English with Lucy88141B1-B2medium15049 h
3Learn English with Papa Teach Me107142B1-B2medium10620 h
4Rachel's English58849B1-B2medium14068 h
5TED-Ed279150C1-C2medium19119 h
6BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
7Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
8National Geographic278957B2-C2medium6581 h
9TED228758B2-C2fast6916 h
10Essential Craftsman338763B2-C1fast13638 h
11Real Engineering478664C1-C2fast7630 h
12Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 h
13Technology Connections569067B2-C2fast8947 h
14Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell138868B2-C2fast6013 h
15Veritasium489269B2-C2fast11856 h
16Lex Fridman278970B2-C1fast127377 h
17StarTalk409170B2-C2fast10898 h
18Acquired339171B2-C2fast86221 h
19Yes Theory288772B1-B2fast9048 h
20ColdFusion558672B2-C2fast11738 h
21Vox439072B2-C2fast9151 h
22First We Feast399772B1-B2fast12041 h
23Andrew Huberman459575B2-C2fast144237 h
24Practical Engineering598975B2-C2fast14241 h
25Johnny Harris499075B2-C2fast11662 h
26Wendover Productions529176C1-C2fast12947 h
27SciShow559676C1-C2fast19448 h
28Jimmy Kimmel Live368776B1-B2fast19642 h
29WIRED269177B2-C2fast7328 h
30Vanity Fair389178B1-B2fast9628 h
31The Diary Of A CEO389279B1-B2fast152316 h
32All-In Podcast459081B2-C2fast132143 h
33PowerfulJRE409081B1-C1very fast99269 h
34Matt Risinger559283B2-C2very fast14054 h
35Doug DeMuro659083B2-C1very fast13999 h
36The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon408984B1-B2very fast306 h
37Drew Binsky409785B1-B2very fast13272 h
38SmarterEveryDay599186B2-C2very fast5432 h
39Adam Ragusea249687B2-C2very fast18654 h
40Marques Brownlee539287B2-C2very fast12728 h
41MrBeast759487B1-B2very fast9234 h
42This Old House589488B2-C2very fast8946 h
43Mark Rober729589B2-C1very fast4315 h
44Joshua Weissman649690B2-C2very fast11745 h
453Blue1Brown809491B2-C2very fast5824 h
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