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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 →

LevelAny Beginner Intermediate Advanced

LengthAny Under 10 min 10–30 min Over 30 min

PaceAny Slow Medium Fast Very fast

ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,820)Entertainment (1,125)Podcasts (850)Talk shows (446)

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85/10035:29100 Hours in the World’s Richest Country No One Knows ExistsB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastYes Theory

85/1005:12Why Are People Starting to Sound Like ChatGPT? | Adam Aleksic | TEDC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastTED

85/10012:48Ontario is Getting TallerC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastSciShow

85/10025:45I Airdropped Airplane Tickets to Strangers (and took one to Japan!)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastYes Theory

85/10017:07AUTOJohn Mulaney on Complimenting Colbert, Shopping at H Mart & Being First Comic to Play Wrigley FieldB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

85/10010:10AUTOSteak & ale pie w/ tallow crustB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

85/1002:45:05Transform Your Metabolic Health & Longevity by Knowing Your Unique Biology | Dr. Michael SnyderB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman

85/10013:26AUTOColman Domingo on Euphoria Finale, Disclosure Day with Steven Spielberg & Jumping Out of a PlaneB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

85/10012:10Learning English? Get A Head Start This Month!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

85/1001:57:19AUTOThe Porn Addiction Crisis No One Wants to Talk About – Dr. KB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

85/10034:57AUTOEssentials: How to Exercise for Strength Gains & Hormone Optimization | Dr. Duncan FrenchC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

85/1002:16:52AUTOWW3 Threat Assessment: Trump Bombing Iran Makes WW3 More Likely!B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

85/10035:37AUTOEssentials: Micronutrients for Health & Longevity | Dr. Rhonda PatrickC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

85/10017:10Survive 100 Days In Circle, Win $500,000B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

85/10026:15Inside New York's Smallest ApartmentsB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

85/10010:24Zendaya & Robert Pattinson Have Conflicting Stories of Meeting, Talk The Drama, Spider-Man & BatmanB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

85/10020:19Pixel 10/Pro Review: Good News and Bad News!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

85/1001:52:10AUTOBehaviors That Alter Your Genes to Improve Your Health & Performance | Dr. Melissa IlardoB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman

85/1001:54:11AUTOScooter Braun: When Everything Broke, It Fixed MeB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

85/1004:01:57AUTOAndrew Huberman: You Must Control Your Dopamine! The Shocking Truth Behind Cold Showers!B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

85/10018:12Timothée Chalamet & Saoirse Ronan Reunite After 'Lady Bird' and 'Little Women' | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

85/1007:59AUTOKal Penn on Making Another Harold & Kumar Movie & New Pot Themed Mini Documentaries on HuluB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

85/10015:37Last To Take Hand Off Jet, Keeps It!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

85/10011:39Millie Bobby Brown Shares Baby Updates, Dives into Her Stranger Things 5 Fate & Talks Enola HolmesB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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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