Comprehensible input in English
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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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →
80/10015:50AUTOWTF Happened in 2024?!B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee
80/10033:28What was Euclid really doing? | Guest video by Ben SyversenC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fast3Blue1Brown
80/1001:01:52AUTOJosh Shapiro on Trump, Iran War Chaos, Israel's Failure, the Economy, and 2028 RaceB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast
80/10014:225 Scary Science Headlines You Don't Need To Worry AboutB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow
80/1002:35:50AUTOEnhance Your Learning Speed & Health Using Neuroscience Based Protocols | Dr. Poppy CrumB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman
80/1001:02:32Bernie Sanders Interview | Lex Fridman Podcast #450B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastLex Fridman
80/10013:13How to Live in the Harshest Place on EarthB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow
80/1002:09:01AUTONischa Shah: They’re Lying To You About Buying a House! My 652510 Rule Built $200K Passive Income!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO
80/1008:14AUTOAdewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on Big Euphoria Finale Spoiler, Pig in a Strip Club & Revealing His AccentB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live
80/10026:06AUTOThe 2026 Polestar 4 Is a Quirky SUV-Coupe From the FutureB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro
80/10034:24Overnight in the Loneliest Hotel on Earth (4,554 meters/15,000ft)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastYes Theory
80/10017:36Jennifer Lawrence & Robert Pattinson Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair
80/1001:27:04AUTOThe Mark Zuckerberg InterviewB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastAcquired
80/1009:19Is this the future of thrifting?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastVox
80/10040:29AUTOA brief update on the AI apocalypseB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastVox
80/10032:55WTF Happened to Nuclear Energy?B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris
80/10021:09Saoirse Ronan Rewatches Little Women, Lady Bird, Atonement & More | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastVanity Fair
80/1008:40America's fishing paradoxB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVox
80/10021:48The Science Behind Dogs' Incredible Sense Of SmellB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastVeritasium
80/1002:26:08AUTOHoliday Special 2023 (Audio)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastAcquired
80/10014:46SOUTH KOREA IS OVERB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
80/1008:15M4 Macbook Air Review: Too Easy!B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee
80/1001:27:07AUTOUFO Roundtable: Former CIA Scientist Proves Aliens Exist!B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO
80/10023:04The First Trip To Earth’s Stratosphere Was A DisasterB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShowEnglish 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 | 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.