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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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LengthAny Under 10 min 10–30 min Over 30 min

PaceAny Slow Medium Fast Very fast

ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,820)Entertainment (1,125)Podcasts (849)Talk shows (446)

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74/10016:52AUTOYikes.B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastColdFusion

74/10019:51AUTOThe Huge Controversy Over Moving This Runway 80 FeetC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions

74/1007:40There Are Two Types of BoredomB2-C1 · ~9,000 words · fastSciShow

74/10025:07AUTOMillie Bobby Brown Petitions Da Bomb While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

74/10015:44There Are Too Many Ways to Make a MummyB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastSciShow

74/10014:05Larry Ellison and His Family, Explained | Vanity FairC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastVanity Fair

74/10027:39AUTOThe 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Is a Bargain Fast SedanB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

74/10027:33AUTOThe Volvo EX60 Is a Totally New All-Electric Luxury SUVB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

74/10017:46AUTOWe Spent Our Honeymoon in Saudi ArabiaB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastDrew Binsky

74/10018:45AUTOAn Expert Corrects Neil's Explanation of LightningB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastStarTalk

74/1003:24:36James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles | Lex Fridman Podcast #470B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

74/1008:07India’s internet warB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVox

74/10018:34AUTONFTs Are Now Almost Worth NothingB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion

74/10010:54When Your Body Attacks Itself – AutoimmuneB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

74/1002:56:52AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2431 - Shane GillisB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE

74/10015:11Do people understand the scale of the universe?B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastVeritasium

74/10017:42The Physics Behind the Thumb TrickB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

74/10037:16AUTOEssentials: How to Optimize Your Hormones for Health & Vitality | Dr. Kyle GillettC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

74/10019:10How Liquid Dampers in Skyscrapers WorkB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

74/10016:10AUTOI Spent A Day With Zimbabwe's Two-Toed TribeB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastDrew Binsky

74/10023:04World's Strongest Magnet!C1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium

74/10014:09Why SpaceX Cares About ConcreteC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

74/1002:34:08How to Lose Fat & Gain Muscle With Nutrition | Alan AragonB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

74/10033:28AUTOBuild Science 401™- Basement Slab Foundation Wall Details | Episode 1B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

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	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	109	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	93	51 h
15	First We Feast	39–97	72	B1-B2	fast	122	41 h
16	Andrew Huberman	45–95	74	B2-C2	fast	145	238 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	197	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	141	100 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	90	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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