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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 →

67/10015:15Rhett & Link Answer The Web's New Most Searched Questions | WIREDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastWIRED67/10022:48How This Central African City Became the World’s Most ExpensiveC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions67/10017:39AUTOInsane Clown Posse vs. GWAR | Hot Ones Versus Holiday SpecialB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast67/10018:01AUTOBlueboard & Veneer Plaster: How New England Does Walls | Forever Home Ep. 11B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastMatt Risinger67/10014:53AUTOPorsche Profits Fall 99% as CEO in Crisis ModeB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion67/10010:34AUTOChris O'Donnell and Jessica Capshaw vs. Kenneth Choi and Oliver Stark | Hot Ones VersusB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast67/10017:25How to order fast food at C1 (Advanced) Level of English! 🍟B2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy67/10021:47Lessons from a Can OpenerB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections67/10027:25The Insane Engineering of Re-EntryC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastReal Engineering67/10015:07AUTOTrump’s Insane Posts, Lies About War & MAGA Pins Giuliani's Health Issues on Jimmy KimmelB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live67/10015:37You’re Steeping Your Tea Too LongB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow67/10013:38This Video Might Save 58 Lives Next WeekB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell67/10015:37Ripped From the Headlines! | Free Pronunciation and Vocabulary LessonB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastRachel's English67/10015:05NASA's Plan to Build A Telescope on the MoonC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastReal Engineering67/10018:03How Earthquake Bearings WorkB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering67/10021:26AUTOWhy Europe Failed to Dominate TechC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastColdFusion67/10011:36The Fat ProblemC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell67/10027:06AUTOAlibaba's Joe Tsai on US-China Rivalry, AI Future, Owning the Nets/Liberty, Caitlin Clark's ImpactB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast67/10021:47AUTOBuild Science 401™- Slab on Grade Foundation | Episode 4B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastMatt Risinger67/10012:19AUTOTrump Should Be the New Ayatollah, No One Believes His Jesus Pic Lie & MAGA Reacts to Pope AttacksB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live67/10017:02Why People Prefer More PainB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium67/10020:08AUTOBuild Science 401™- Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) Foundation | Episode 2B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastMatt Risinger67/10022:39AUTOBoeing's Downfall [Greed Over Safety] feat. Mentour PilotC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastColdFusion67/10023:01Let's Learn English! Topic: Advanced Weather Vocabulary! 🌡️☁️⛅ (Lesson Only)B1-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

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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