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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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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

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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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80/10014:43AUTOAustralia's Insane Social Media BanB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion

80/10026:44Traveling to Europe’s Most Stressed & Depressed CountryB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastYes Theory

80/1009:01The credit card crisisB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastVox

81/10012:50Why Retaining Walls CollapseB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

81/10038:05AUTOI Bought a Porsche 993 Turbo!B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

81/1008:00AUTOEiza González on Wanting to Be in a Love Scene, Accidental J Balvin FaceTime & Bodybuilder TrainingB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

81/10014:51Why Buildings Need FoundationsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

81/10015:41Google Pixel 10/Pro/Fold Impressions: Magnets!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

81/1001:49:36AUTOEx Google CEO: AI Can Create Deadly Viruses! If We See This, We Must Turn Off AI! - Eric SchmidtB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

81/1001:24:29AUTOWorld's First Trillionaire, Anthropic Fable Banned, The New Oligarchs, Iran Peace DealB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

81/1001:20:11AUTOAnthropic's Generational Run, OpenAI Panics, AI Moats, Meta Loses Major LawsuitsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

81/10019:39Miles Teller Rewatches 'Top Gun: Maverick,' 'Whiplash,' 'Eternity' & More | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

81/1002:56:02AUTOChris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road | Lex Fridman Podcast #340B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastLex Fridman

81/1009:55Improve your English conversation skills | 6 communication & small talk tips (with examples!)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastEnglish with Lucy

81/10022:05Will Poulter Rewatches Guardians of the Galaxy, Midsommar, The Bear & More | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

81/10019:17AUTOPlanned Obsolescence (ft. Louis Rossmann)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion

81/1002:38:50AUTOSecret Agent: If You’re Easily Offended, You’re Easily Manipulated! This 1 Trick Catches A Lie In 2sB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

81/1003:08:43AUTOUnlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia (Healthy Gamer)B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

81/1002:50:28AUTOHow Different Diets Impact Your Health | Dr. Christopher GardnerB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

81/10030:33AUTOThe 2027 Kia Telluride Hybrid Is the Ultimate Midsize SUVB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

81/10018:23World's Strongest Man Vs RobotB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastMrBeast

81/1001:29:17AUTOAnthropic’s $30B Ramp, Mythos Doomsday, OpenClaw Ankled, Iran War Ceasefire, Israel's InfluenceB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

81/10012:49Is Luck Random — or Can You Cultivate It? | Christian Busch | TEDB1-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastTED

81/10024:05Google Pixel 9/Pro Review: Gimmick or Good?B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

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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