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Comprehensible input in English

5,210 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.

5,210
videos scored
45
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3,265 h
of material
987
made for learners

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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 →

88/10015:27AUTOWill Tesla Cybertruck Values Ever Stop Falling?B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro88/10025:00Colman Domingo Escapes the Jaws of Darkness While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast88/10023:09AUTOHow this Tiny factory makes some of the best Windows in the WorldB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger88/10016:13AUTOiPhone 16/Pro Impressions: The Great Separation!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee88/10020:36AUTO50 Food Mistakes You Need To AvoidB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman88/10026:43Submarines Are WAY Scarier Than You Think...Here's WhyB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris88/10010:27AUTOWhat To Salvage vs. Demo | Colorado Rehab - Episode 1B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger88/10010:27AUTOZero Thermal Bridging? UNBELIEVABLE Window performanceB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger88/10020:48AUTOI Tried Every Fast Food Burger In AmericaB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman88/10020:11AUTOAdam Richman Works 12 Hours on a Maine Lobster Boat | Pro MovesB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast88/10017:07How Sensors Keep Bridges From Collapsing (and other structures too)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastPractical Engineering88/10020:00AUTOI Tried The Best Sandwich In AmericaB1-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman88/10016:20AUTOThe Airtightness Test Every Builder Should Be Doing Mid-BuildB1-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger88/10015:43Why Recessions HappenB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris88/10020:36World's Fastest Car Vs Cheetah!B2-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastMrBeast88/10021:47I Went To The Poorest Slum In The PhilippinesB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky88/10017:22How Parmesan Cheese Is MadeB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman88/10016:28On diet and human heightB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea88/10010:55Magician Reviews Sleight of Hand and Visual Tricks In Movies & TV (Part Three) | Vanity FairB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastVanity Fair88/10016:09I Tried Working In a Fast Food RestaurantB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman88/10017:45AUTOWhat's the Best Third Car?B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro88/10021:03AUTOThe Logistics of FruitC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · very fastWendover Productions88/10023:12ASK This Old House | Interior Painting, Flood-Safe Heater (S9 E18) FULL EPISODEB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastThis Old House88/10010:51How to Update a Wall-Mounted Soap Dish | Ask This Old HouseB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastThis Old House

Which English channel to start with

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
1Easy English64831B1-B2medium13837 h
2English with Lucy88141B1-B2medium15049 h
3Learn English with Papa Teach Me107142B1-B2medium10620 h
4Rachel's English58849B1-B2medium14068 h
5BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
6Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
7Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 h

6 of these 7 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 88. That gap is pace: what separates the easiest of these channels from the hardest is how fast people talk, not which words they use. How that is measured →

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