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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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85/10020:11AUTOHow the Trucking Industry Got So TerribleB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · very fastWendover Productions

85/1003:26:39Adam Frank: Alien Civilizations and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #455B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastLex Fridman

85/10012:09Cobra Kai Cast Reveals Uncomfortable Truths in the Hot Seat | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

85/1009:46The town aluminum comes fromC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea

85/1001:26:07No.1 Nitric Oxide Expert: Why You’re Always Tired and It’s Not Your FaultC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

85/1002:17:12AUTOThe Speaking Coach: The One Word All Liars Use! Stop Saying This Word, It's Making You Sound Weak!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

86/1001:32:09Everything About Disc Golf Aerodynamics - Smarter Every Day 313B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

86/1006:26Steak and potato gratin/pieB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

86/10013:02The Internet Didn't Fail. It Was Taken.B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris

86/10014:32Mercedes CEO Answers F1 Team Principal Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastWIRED

86/10029:59How Carburetors are Made (Basically Magic) - Holley Factory Tour | Smarter Every Day 261B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

86/10030:12AUTOOptimizing Workspace for Productivity, Focus & Creativity | Huberman Lab EssentialsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman

86/10036:49Inside Tokyo's Smallest ApartmentsB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

86/10028:49Entering America's Most Conservative Amish TownB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

86/10019:33World's Most Dangerous Trap!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

86/10030:42100 People Vs World’s Biggest Trap!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

86/10016:41Hugh Grant & Nicholas Hoult Reunite 21 Years After 'About a Boy' | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

86/10051:27AUTOFinally, The Truth with Michael ShermerB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastStarTalk

86/10010:47How to Install Granite Hillside Steps | Ask This Old HouseB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastThis Old House

86/10043:29Mob Betrayals from New York to Chicago (Full Episode) | Inside the American Mob CompilationB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastNational Geographic

86/10015:37Nothing Phone 3 Review: They Lied!B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

86/10041:2750 YouTubers Fight For $1,000,000B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

86/10022:46AUTOWhat are the options? Builder’s Insulation Playbook - Ep. 2C1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

86/10037:04Survive 30 Days Chained To Your Ex, Win $250,000B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

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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