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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
channels
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 →

64/10012:525 Animals That Are Thriving in the Human HellscapeB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastSciShow64/10019:22AUTOResurrecting a Broken Blacksmithing ForgeB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman64/10011:14AUTOI Ate 5 Turkish Meals For Less Than $2 (Insanely Cheap)B2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastDrew Binsky64/10016:00Airlines' Business Travel ProblemB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastWendover Productions64/10027:37AUTOThe Insane Engineering of the F-117 NighthawkC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastReal Engineering64/10027:09Learn English ConversationB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa64/10020:0614 Important Advanced Vocabulary PhrasesB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa64/10011:01Paleontologist Reviews Jurassic Park Scenes | Vanity FairB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastVanity Fair64/10012:44AUTOTrump Brags About His Brain, Crowd Size & Pool, CBS Fires Scott Pelley & Don Jr's Honeymoon VideoB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live64/10010:53AUTOHenry Winkler on His 80th Birthday Party, Seeing Bruce Springsteen & Doing His First Nude SceneA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live64/10024:55There are two types of smoke alarm. One of 'em ain't so good.C1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastTechnology Connections64/10022:55AUTOI Lived with Wolves for 72 hours (terrifying experience)B2-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastYes Theory64/10019:22The Wild Story of the Teton Dam FailureC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastPractical Engineering64/10017:41AUTOWhy There Are 11+ Ways to Cut SteelB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman64/10025:20AUTODaily Life Vocabulary You NEED to KnowB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa64/10015:58AUTOReplacing Humans with AI is Going Horribly WrongB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion64/10017:46AUTOWhy Your Cuts Are Off (How To Mark + Cut Like a Pro)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman64/10020:03AUTOThe Post Office Scandal ExplainedB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion64/10024:54These Illusions Fool Almost EveryoneB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastVeritasium64/10012:04AUTOThis Bizarre Town is Stuck in 2 Countries! 🇳🇱🇧🇪B2-C2 · ~4,000 words · fastDrew Binsky64/10026:49AUTO40-Yr Contractor Critique: Man Builds Off-Grid House By Himself @RedPoppyRanchB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman64/10021:05AUTOSTRANGERS FIND LOVE USING OUR BILLBOARDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory64/10023:30AUTOAustralia’s Monopoly Is Hidden in Plain SightB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion64/10011:49AUTOThe Boeing Scandal Just Got A LOT WorseB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion

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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