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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
channels
1,435 h
of material
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 →

27/1005:47Talking 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 Lucy28/10030:18Learn English with Movies! | Free Lesson on Speaking English with an American AccentB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · slowRachel's English28/10014:54AUTOPractical 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 Theory28/10018:32AUTOPractical English ConversationB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · slowEasy English28/10012:16AUTODo YOU Mispronounce These Common English Words?B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowEnglish with Lucy28/10016:43AUTODaily Life English ConversationB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · slowEasy English28/10024:27Master English Contractions: English speaking lessonB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa28/1001:10:42AUTOGet my British Accent (MODERN RP)B1-B2 · ~7,000 words · slowEnglish with Lucy28/10032:55Speaking English | Free Practice at the Movies!B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowRachel's English28/10015:23Challenge your English! Can you answer these 20 Questions? (A1-C1)B1-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowEnglish with Lucy28/10014:43AUTOEnglish Listening and Reading Comprehension: The Grass Is Always Greener on the Other SideB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · slowEasy English29/10010:20NEVER Add "S" To These 16 Common WordsB1-C2 · ~14,000 words · slowEnglish with Lucy29/10011:59Are YOU Saying it WRONG? 5 Highly Common Mistakes in EnglishA2-B1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy29/10016:16AUTODaily English Conversation PracticeB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEasy English29/10030:1530 Minute English Lesson: Vocabulary, Grammar, PronunciationB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak English With Vanessa29/1007:40Ugly History: The Armenian Genocide - Ümit KurtC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · slowTED-Ed

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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