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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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72/1001:57:22AUTOExploring Hidden Dimensions with Brian GreeneB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastStarTalk
72/1009:45The Disappearing Star and The Oldest Story Ever ToldB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastSciShow
72/1002:10:07The Real Story Behind the Mormon ChurchB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastJohnny Harris
72/10024:20AUTOThe 2026 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Is the Ultimate Sleeper 911B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro
72/10019:20'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Cast Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair
72/10024:18AUTOMarcello Hernández Goes Into Fight or Flight While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast
72/10013:36AUTOTrump Claims Iran War Will End Soon, Suggests School Bombing Wasn’t U.S. & Hegseth Blows BillionsB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live
72/10032:44The Closest We’ve Come to a Theory of EverythingB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium
72/1001:31:26AUTOThe Sugar Doctor: The Simple Diet That Prevents 80% of Disease!B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO
72/10020:19Why are Smokestacks So Tall?C1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastPractical Engineering
72/10028:24AUTOHow We Built the ISS - Part 2C1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastReal Engineering
72/10031:13AUTOThe Science & Treatment of Bipolar Disorder | Huberman Lab EssentialsC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman
72/1009:06Scientists Can't Explain Why Bird Nests Are So DifferentB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow
72/10019:42AUTOThis is the Upper Echelon of FramingB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman
72/10021:26AUTOThe Race For AI Robots Just Got Real (OpenAI, NVIDIA and more)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion
72/1002:01:03AUTOTop Psychologist, Donald Hoffman: Seeing True Reality Would Kill Us! I Can Prove It To You!B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO
72/10022:23How Private Equity Consumed AmericaB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions
72/10035:52Do we know how magnets work yet?B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium
72/10017:05The Human Cell Is Wildly Complex. Can AI Decode It? | Silvana Konermann | TEDB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastTED
72/1001:56:40AUTOArchaeology Warning: They May Have Secretly Found Antarctica 300 Years Before Us! - Graham HancockB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO
72/10029:45AUTOWhy is Gen Z so Poor?B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastColdFusion
72/10011:39AUTOCountries Are Racing To The Moon AgainB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion
72/10029:06Letting Go of Inhibitions┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB1-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastRachel's English
72/10018:35Candy Thieves vs Rigged Candy BowlB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastMark RoberEnglish 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.
| # | Channel | Level range (0–100) | Median | Typical band | Pace | Videos | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TED-Ed | 27–91 | 50 | C1-C2 | medium | 192 | 19 h |
| 2 | National Geographic | 27–89 | 57 | B2-C2 | medium | 65 | 81 h |
| 3 | TED | 22–87 | 58 | B2-C2 | fast | 69 | 16 h |
| 4 | Essential Craftsman | 33–87 | 63 | B2-C1 | fast | 137 | 39 h |
| 5 | Real Engineering | 47–86 | 64 | C1-C2 | fast | 76 | 30 h |
| 6 | Technology Connections | 56–90 | 67 | B2-C2 | fast | 89 | 47 h |
| 7 | Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell | 13–88 | 68 | B2-C2 | fast | 60 | 13 h |
| 8 | Veritasium | 48–92 | 69 | B2-C2 | fast | 118 | 56 h |
| 9 | Lex Fridman | 27–89 | 70 | B2-C1 | fast | 127 | 377 h |
| 10 | StarTalk | 40–91 | 70 | B2-C2 | fast | 108 | 98 h |
| 11 | Acquired | 33–91 | 71 | B2-C2 | fast | 86 | 221 h |
| 12 | Yes Theory | 28–87 | 72 | B1-B2 | fast | 90 | 48 h |
| 13 | ColdFusion | 55–86 | 72 | B2-C2 | fast | 118 | 38 h |
| 14 | Vox | 43–90 | 72 | B2-C2 | fast | 92 | 51 h |
| 15 | First We Feast | 39–97 | 72 | B1-B2 | fast | 121 | 41 h |
| 16 | Andrew Huberman | 45–95 | 75 | B2-C2 | fast | 144 | 237 h |
| 17 | Practical Engineering | 59–89 | 75 | B2-C2 | fast | 142 | 41 h |
| 18 | Johnny Harris | 49–90 | 75 | B2-C2 | fast | 117 | 62 h |
| 19 | Wendover Productions | 52–91 | 76 | C1-C2 | fast | 129 | 47 h |
| 20 | SciShow | 55–96 | 76 | C1-C2 | fast | 196 | 48 h |
| 21 | Jimmy Kimmel Live | 36–87 | 76 | B1-B2 | fast | 196 | 42 h |
| 22 | WIRED | 26–91 | 77 | B2-C2 | fast | 73 | 28 h |
| 23 | Vanity Fair | 38–91 | 78 | B1-B2 | fast | 96 | 28 h |
| 24 | The Diary Of A CEO | 38–92 | 79 | B1-B2 | fast | 152 | 316 h |
| 25 | All-In Podcast | 45–90 | 81 | B2-C2 | fast | 132 | 143 h |
| 26 | PowerfulJRE | 40–90 | 81 | B1-C1 | very fast | 99 | 269 h |
| 27 | Matt Risinger | 55–92 | 83 | B2-C2 | very fast | 140 | 54 h |
| 28 | Doug DeMuro | 65–90 | 83 | B2-C1 | very fast | 140 | 99 h |
| 29 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 40–89 | 84 | B1-B2 | very fast | 32 | 6 h |
| 30 | Drew Binsky | 40–97 | 85 | B1-B2 | very fast | 132 | 72 h |
| 31 | SmarterEveryDay | 59–91 | 86 | B2-C2 | very fast | 54 | 32 h |
| 32 | Adam Ragusea | 24–96 | 87 | B2-C2 | very fast | 186 | 54 h |
| 33 | Marques Brownlee | 53–92 | 87 | B2-C2 | very fast | 127 | 28 h |
| 34 | MrBeast | 75–94 | 87 | B1-B2 | very fast | 92 | 34 h |
| 35 | This Old House | 58–94 | 88 | B2-C2 | very fast | 89 | 46 h |
| 36 | Mark Rober | 72–95 | 89 | B2-C1 | very fast | 43 | 15 h |
| 37 | Joshua Weissman | 64–96 | 90 | B2-C2 | very fast | 117 | 45 h |
| 38 | 3Blue1Brown | 80–94 | 91 | B2-C2 | very fast | 58 | 24 h |
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