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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 →

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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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87/1007:55AUTOSarah Chalke on Return of Scrubs, Something Always Being Wrong with Her & Never Saying No to a DareB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

87/10018:51AUTOHere's How Much I Spent on Car Repairs in 2025B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

87/10046:08I Ranked The Top 20 Best & Worst Cities on EarthB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky

87/1002:26:21AUTOHow to Speak Clearly & With Confidence | Matt AbrahamsB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman

87/10016:54KATSEYE Reveal Uncomfortable Truths in the Hot Seat | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

87/10014:22Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Review: The Tables Have Turned!B2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

87/10022:42AUTOWhat Makes These Four Building Products Game Changers? – Game-Changing Products Episode 1B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

87/10010:57Max Verstappen Answers F1 Driver Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastWIRED

87/10013:22I Survived The 5 Deadliest Places On EarthB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastMrBeast

87/10029:00AUTOYoung men are turning on Trump. Here’s why. | America, ActuallyB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVox

87/10039:13Nepal’s Mad Honey That Makes You Hallucinate (insane hunt to get it)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastYes Theory

87/1002:55:11AUTOThe Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succeed | Andy StumpfB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman

87/1002:35:19AUTOBest Ways to Build Better Habits & Break Bad Ones | James ClearB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman

87/10020:357 Days Exploring An Underground CityB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast

87/1004:15:34AUTODestiny: Politics, Free Speech, Controversy, Sex, War, and Relationships | Lex Fridman Podcast #337B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastLex Fridman

87/1007:22Why New Smartphone Cameras Feel WorseB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

87/1002:47:37AUTO10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastAcquired

87/10040:28AUTOWhat it’s ACTUALLY Like Framing Houses for a Living | Choosing a Trade Series w/ @AwesomeFramersB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastEssential Craftsman

87/10031:45The Prison Break That Embarrassed an Entire CountryB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris

87/10043:10AUTOWho will be president in 2028? We made our picks. | America, ActuallyB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastVox

87/1001:27:55AUTONew Doug Car Reveal! Ford Made a Bronco G Wagon? New Audi Halo Car! THIS CAR POD! EP115B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

87/1001:38:43AUTOWhistlinDiesel Arrested, Montana Plates, Koenigsegg Drama, Honda Prelude HUGE FAIL! THISCARPOD EP87B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro

87/10024:50When you call the US Coast Guard - Smarter Every Day 265B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

87/10011:35AUTOAnnual Maintenance Routine For Home Standby GeneratorsB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

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	197	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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