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5,230 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

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ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,820)Entertainment (1,125)Podcasts (850)Talk shows (447)

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86/1001:13:46AUTOACQ2: Building the Savannah Bananas with Jesse Cole, Founder and Owner (Audio)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastAcquired

86/10011:34Robot Piano Catches Fire Playing Rush E (World’s Hardest Song)B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastMark Rober

86/1008:35AUTOMatthew Fox on Skinny Dipping While Filming Lost, Camping with Jimmy & Fly Fishing with Kurt RussellB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

86/10055:31The PROBLEM with Capitalism - Smarter Every Day 316B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

86/10015:57Charlie Cox vs. Vincent D'Onofrio | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast

86/1007:20AUTOSarah Sherman on SNL with Paul McCartney & Will Ferrell and Her Love of Making People UncomfortableB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

86/10026:46Entering the Slum that Japan Doesn't Want You to SeeB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

86/10017:03AUTOHere's the Full Story of My Famous CarMax Range RoverB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

86/1002:40:57AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2478 - Theo VonB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

86/10016:48Stranger Things Cast Reveal Uncomfortable Truths in the Hot Seat | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

86/10026:57Is spider web really stronger than steel?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fastVeritasium

86/10026:56Why Groceries Are SO Expensive NowB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris

86/10026:01How Do People Survive in The World’s Narrowest City?B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

86/1002:51:59Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo, QAnon, O-Block, Politics & Alex Jones | Lex Fridman Podcast #425B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastLex Fridman

86/1002:14:23AUTOThe Charisma Teacher: Psychology Of Why People Don't Like You! People Are Attracted To These Traits!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO

86/10025:25How Much Would You Risk For $500,000?B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

86/10022:13I Visited The Only "America Town" in ChinaB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

87/10015:46I Survived 100 Hours In An Ancient TempleB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

87/10016:19AUTOCaleb Hearon Eats the Spiciest Meal of His Life | Heat EatersB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast

87/1002:43:38AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2471 - Mark NormandB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE

87/10019:58AUTOThe New 2026 Nissan Sentra Is a Surprisingly Nice Little CarB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

87/10022:45Beat Ronaldo, Win $1,000,000B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

87/10022:07I Blew Up A 24 Story BuildingB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastMark Rober

87/10018:22WWDC 2025 Impressions: Liquid Glass!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very 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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