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5,229 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 (1,820)Entertainment (1,125)Podcasts (850)Talk shows (446)

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80/1001:07:05AUTOInside the White House Tech Dinner, Weak Jobs Report, Tariffs Court Challenge, Google Wins AntitrustB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

80/10019:41AUTOSo... What Was the Point of Artemis II?B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion

80/10013:29Why Can't Everyone Be Tall?C1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow

80/1001:34:57AUTOAnthropic's Digital God, Pope vs AI, Job Loss Narrative Flips, Open Source Crackdown Coming?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

80/10042:18Advanced English Conversation: Vocabulary, Grammar, PronunciationB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastSpeak English With Vanessa

80/10025:58AUTOThe 2026 Volvo XC90 Is Old But Still GreatB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

80/10012:44How Rare Are Extra Organs?C1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow

80/1009:13Grass Could Save The ArcticC1-C2 · ~17,000 words · fastSciShow

80/10013:11Recreating an Ancient Pump (with no moving parts)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

80/10016:06How Horses Save Humans From SnakebitesC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium

80/10018:36I Made a U-Haul go HYPERSONICB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastReal Engineering

80/10014:10World Record Domino Robot (100k dominoes in 24hrs)B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastMark Rober

80/1001:55:53AUTOPierre Poilievre: Why America Is Quietly Abandoning Its Allies (& What Comes Next)B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

80/1001:56:21AUTOChase Hughes: The 3 "Dark Psychology" Tricks To Read Anyone's Mind!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

80/1008:37Why It's So Hard to Make Artificial CorkC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastSciShow

80/10023:58The Logistics of a Presidential CampaignB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions

80/1001:23:06AUTO10 Mysteries We Solved with Archeology | CompilationC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastSciShow

80/10010:52AUTOThe Honey Scam: ExplainedB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

80/1009:00AUTOFortune Feimster on World Cup Game with Will Ferrell, The Mindy Project & New Show The HawkB2-C1 · ~3,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

80/10036:44AUTOEssentials: Psychedelics & Neurostimulation for Brain Rewiring | Dr. Nolan WilliamsC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

80/1001:20:22AUTOIran War, Oil Shock, Off Ramps, AI's Revenue Explosion and PR NightmareB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

80/10020:37Acid vs Lava- Testing Liquids That Melt EverythingC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastMark Rober

80/10022:46Pregnancy Doctor Answers Pregnancy Questions | Tech Support | WIREDC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastWIRED

80/10010:43AUTOJon Lovett on The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Jimmy Kimmel's Joke & the D.C. Grindr PartyB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

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	Vocabulary range	Pace	Videos	Hours
1	TED-Ed	27–91	50	B2-C2	medium	192	19 h
2	National Geographic	27–89	57	B2-C2	medium	65	81 h
3	TED	22–87	58	B1-C2	fast	69	16 h
4	Essential Craftsman	33–87	63	B1-C2	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	B1-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-C1	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	B2-C2	fast	129	47 h
20	SciShow	55–96	76	B2-C2	fast	197	48 h
21	Jimmy Kimmel Live	36–87	76	B1-C1	fast	196	42 h
22	WIRED	26–91	77	B1-C2	fast	73	28 h
23	Vanity Fair	38–91	78	B1-C1	fast	96	28 h
24	The Diary Of A CEO	38–92	79	B1-C2	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	B1-C2	very fast	141	100 h
29	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-C1	very fast	32	6 h
30	Drew Binsky	40–97	85	B1-C1	very fast	132	72 h
31	SmarterEveryDay	59–91	86	B1-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	B1-C2	very fast	90	46 h
36	Mark Rober	72–95	89	B2-C2	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

The vocabulary range is each channel’s own spread, not a single verdict: in three of every four of its videos the vocabulary starts at the lower level or above and stays at the upper one or below. Its top end tracks how far the rare words reach, so a channel devoted to one subject sits high on it without being hard to follow — the median score is the column that answers that.

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