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Comprehensible input in English

1,777 videos from 17 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

1,777
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17
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1,435 h
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591
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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 →

25/10020:175-Day English Shadowing Challenge | Day 3: PronunciationB2-C2 · ~14,000 words · slowEnglish with Lucy25/10016:47AUTOEnglish Conversation for Travel and TourismB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · slowEasy English26/1008:45TXT Answer The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIREDB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · slowWIRED26/10018:39AUTOChatting with New FriendsB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · slowEasy English26/10017:56AUTOEnglish Small TalkB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · slowEasy English26/10013:24AUTOEveryday Life English ConversationB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · slowEasy English27/10013:02AUTOIf you know these 15 words, you have the B2 Level of English Vocabulary (Upper-intermediate)B1-B2 · ~6,000 words · slowEnglish with Lucy27/10018:42AUTOIt's Not All Sunshine and Rainbows - English Comprehension PracticeB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · slowEasy English27/10013:42AUTOYou've been saying these words wrong your entire life.B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · slowEnglish with Lucy27/10047:12Noam Chomsky: Putin, Ukraine, China, and Nuclear War | Lex Fridman Podcast #316B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · slowLex Fridman27/1007:09The biggest myths about Neanderthals - Bruce HardyC1-C2 · ~17,000 words · slowTED-Ed27/10021:35AUTOShort English Dialogues for BeginnersB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · slowEasy English27/10010:37BOX SET: English In A Minute 24 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowBBC Learning English27/10012:49AUTOEnglish Speaking ComprehensionB2-C1 · ~9,000 words · slowEasy English27/1005:47Talking about jobs 📈 👩‍🔬 💷 Real Easy EnglishA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English27/10015:07AUTOReal Life English ConversationA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · slowEasy English27/10020:40AUTOParents and ChildrenB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · slowEasy English27/10047:26Is Escape from Earth Possible? | One Strange Rock Ft. Will Smith (Full Episode) | Nat GeoB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · slowNational Geographic27/10018:3012 Confusing English VerbsB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowEnglish with Lucy28/10014:54AUTOPractical English DialoguesB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEasy English28/10015:00AUTOConversation Topics for English LearnersB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · slowEasy English28/1001:05:16AUTO60 Confusing English WordsB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowEnglish with Lucy28/10020:03AUTOEnglish Conversation PracticeB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowEasy English28/10020:05AUTOFree Child (Short Film)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · slowYes Theory

English channels, ranked

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.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1TED-Ed279150C1-C2medium19119 h
2National Geographic278957B2-C2medium6581 h
3TED228758B2-C2fast6916 h
4Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell138868B2-C2fast6013 h
5Lex Fridman278970B2-C1fast127377 h
6Yes Theory288772B1-B2fast9048 h
7WIRED269177B2-C2fast7328 h
8Vanity Fair389178B1-B2fast9628 h
9The Diary Of A CEO389279B1-B2fast152316 h
10PowerfulJRE409081B1-C1very fast99269 h
11The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon408984B1-B2very fast306 h
12MrBeast759487B1-B2very fast9234 h
13Mark Rober729589B2-C1very fast4315 h
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