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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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83/1002:38:38AUTOThe Mitochondria Doctor: This Reverses Gray Hair, Makes You Feel Young Again & Fixes Disease!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

83/1009:28OnePlus Watch 2 Review: Total Redemption!B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

83/1001:00:17AUTOResiliency in Construction: Better Materials & Methods for High PerformanceB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

83/10023:05Rian Johnson Breaks Down a Scene From 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

83/10017:47How Railroad Crossings WorkB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastPractical Engineering

83/10020:46AUTOHere Are 6 Used Cars That Are Way too CheapB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

83/10022:48Dark Secrets of America's Most Obese TownB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastYes Theory

83/1009:02'Gladiator II' Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity FairB1-C2 · ~4,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

83/10011:31iPadOS 26: Ready for Laptop Duty?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

83/10013:53AUTOLil Rel Howery on 20 Year Friendship with Tiffany Haddish, Her Dating Life & Meeting Eddie MurphyA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

83/10017:44One Piece Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity FairB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

83/10013:14This town has three nuclear plants. Now it wants another oneB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastVox

83/10028:53Historian Answers Wild West Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastWIRED

83/1001:30:27AUTOBernie Sanders Says Stop All AI, China's Breakthrough, Inflation Down, Golden Age in 2026?B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastAll-In Podcast

83/10017:55AUTOHow Car Dealerships Scam AmericaC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions

83/10013:28AUTOF1 Driver Alex Albon Eats the Spiciest Meal of His Life | Heat EatersB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast

83/10017:04The Hidden Engineering of LandfillsB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

83/10014:23I Have A Problem with the Light Phone IIIB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

83/1008:37How I make my signature bread (lately)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea

83/10013:16AUTOJennifer Lopez on Being Single, Her Kids Going to College & Office Romance with Brett GoldsteinA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

83/1005:33How Onions ACTUALLY Make You Cry (And How to Stop Them)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow

83/10027:17The Biggest Misconception in Football (ft. Tom Brady)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium

83/1003:07:32AUTOTools for Overcoming Substance & Behavioral Addictions | Ryan SoaveB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman

83/10025:05AUTOArm CEO Rene Haas on AI: Nvidia Lessons, Intel’s Decline and the US-China Chip WarB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAll-In Podcast

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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