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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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56/10013:48I use these words every day: English Vocabulary LessonB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

56/10018:13Speak With Me: English Speaking PracticeB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

56/10018:30100 TOP Daily Routine Phrases: Advanced English LessonB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

56/1006:15How important is play? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-B2 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English

56/10012:53Your Time Machine Broke - At The Worst Time In HistoryC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

56/1007:54Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty: BBC Learning English from the NewsB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English

56/10052:21Power is not energy: why the difference mattersB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumTechnology Connections

56/1009:213 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Broke | Vivian Tu | TEDB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumTED

56/10011:45AUTOMiss Piggy & Kermit Take a Lie Detector Test | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastVanity Fair

56/10020:36AUTOWhy Argentina’s Economic Collapse is a Warning to the WorldB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumColdFusion

56/10033:40AUTO40-Yr Contractor Learns Japanese House ConstructionB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman

56/10041:45🚀Understand FAST English: Advanced Listening LessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

56/10026:02If you do THIS, you're fluent in EnglishB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

56/1001:28:03Kim Jong Un: The Psychology of a Tyrant | North Korea: Inside the Mind of a Dictator MEGA EpisodeB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumNational Geographic

56/1005:22What toys have kids played with throughout history?C1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

56/1006:27Was Alexander the Great really that great? - Stephanie Honchell SmithB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

56/10028:59Let's Learn English! Topic: Describing People's Virtues 🦉🎁⌚ (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

56/1006:14How do you say sorry? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English

56/10016:43A.I. ‐ Humanity's Final Invention?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

56/10019:38Why Germany Hates Nuclear PowerC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumReal Engineering

56/10010:02Which species would you get rid of? | Ada, Ep. 5B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

56/1008:44Speaking English: How to Talk to StrangersB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastRachel's English

56/10011:15English Vocabulary You Should Use (but probably don't)A2-B1 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

56/1008:08AUTO7 Months of Successful Gardening in 7 MinutesB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

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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