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5,228 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 (1,814)Entertainment (1,122)Podcasts (848)Talk shows (443)

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68/10013:15AUTOYouTube's Next Chapter Under Neal Mohan (New CEO)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion

68/10014:35On These Math Problems, Smarter People Do WorseB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium

68/10014:42AUTOWhy This New CD Could Change StorageC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastColdFusion

68/10057:36An Interview with the Winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, John MartinisB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastStarTalk

68/10020:10The Wild Story of the Taum Sauk Dam FailureC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

68/10033:33Longer-lasting light bulbs: it was complicatedC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

68/10015:13AUTOTrump Goes to War with Iran, Bill Clinton Testifies About Epstein & Boebert Explains InflationB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

69/10020:28🌎Top MOST Important Travel Phrases in English✈B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

69/10014:58Jacques Pépin is still cooking for you (online)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea

69/10013:20Trump Fires Pam Bondi, Offers No New Plans for Iran in Rambling Speech | The Tonight ShowB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

69/1008:43Everyone On Earth Has The Same Commute.B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastSciShow

69/10016:45AUTOHow One Woman Stole 3% of Vietnam’s GDPB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastColdFusion

69/1009:11AUTOCan We Make The ULTIMATE Fish and Chips? (England vs. Portugal!) | Hot KitchenC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

69/10046:32Heat Pumps are Not Hard: Here's what it will take to start pumpingB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

69/1002:11:36AUTOThe Poo Doctor: This Cheap Spice Fixes A Damaged Gut!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

69/1006:16How important is politeness? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English

69/10017:34AUTOAngle Grinders: The Most Versatile Tool in the ShopB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

69/1004:38The most dangerous elements on the periodic table - Shannon OdellC1-C2 · ~16,000 words · fastTED-Ed

69/10026:53Speaking English: You NEED This Vocab!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English

69/10027:28AUTOThe VW Saveiro Is a Weird Pickup Truck You Didn't Know AboutB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

69/1002:10:17Chris Voss: FBI Hostage Negotiator | Lex Fridman Podcast #364B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastLex Fridman

69/10026:22The Slow, Quiet Death of Hong KongB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions

69/10013:34AUTOThe Dead Internet TheoryB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion

69/1001:00:18Answering Questions About Aliens, with Charles Liu | Cosmic Queries #109B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastStarTalk

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	118	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	117	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	140	99 h
36	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-B2	very fast	31	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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