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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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82/10027:58Jamaica's Incredible Caribbean Food in 24 Hours | Epic Food Journeys with Mark Wiens | Nat GeoB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastNational Geographic

82/1001:07:38ASK ADAM: Chicken vs beef stock, picky eaters, veg worth growingB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea

82/10013:11'Wednesday' Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

82/1002:49:21AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2418 - Chris WilliamsonB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

82/10020:29I Tried Real Augmented Reality Glasses!B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

82/10012:52Why 90-Year-Olds Get Less CancerB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastSciShow

82/1001:02:34AUTOOknoplast | European Tilt & Turn Windows: Beyond The MythsB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

82/10019:35AUTOCalifornia's Water ProblemC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions

82/1003:07:18Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics | Lex Fridman Podcast #360B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastLex Fridman

82/1009:19Here's the Thing about the M3 Macbook Air...B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

82/1009:26What granola is, where it came from, how to make itB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea

82/10021:32AUTOThe 2026 Toyota bZ Woodland Is an Electric Family SUVB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

82/10034:43AUTOTim Uhler Visits Stephanie to Talk Framing | Altitude Adjustment - BonusB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

82/10010:59Are Foldables Cooked?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

82/10039:19Historian Answers Witchcraft Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastWIRED

82/1001:11:45AUTOAI Bubble Pops, Zuck Freezes Hiring, Newsom’s 2028 Surge, Russia/Ukraine EndgameB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

82/10054:17AUTOSmart Home Security 101 + Alonzo Bodden’s Dream House + Hydrangea Grow GuideB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastThis Old House

82/1009:09Obsession's Inde Navarrette Gets Ready for Dior at Paris Fashion Week | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

82/10034:59AUTOThe New 2026 Rivian R1S Quad Motor Can Do EverythingB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

82/1001:42:05AUTOOpenAI vs Anthropic IPOs, Anthropic $3T, Zuck's Price War, China Ends Open Source?, Trump AccountsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

82/10025:44How easy is it to steal $10,000 from a locked phone?B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastVeritasium

82/10036:29What Being a BILLIONAIRE Really Looks LikeB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris

82/1008:52Nicholas Hoult & Director Robert Eggers Break Down a Scene From 'Nosferatu' | Vanity FairB1-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

82/10027:52Paleontologist Answers Fossil Questions | Tech Support | WIREDC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWIRED

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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