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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
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45
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3,265 h
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987
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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 →

70/10016:45AUTOLarry David on Comedy Notes from Obama, Not Singing at McCartney Concert & Cheering for The KnicksB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live70/10020:06AUTOWhen Math Isn’t Based in RealityB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastStarTalk70/10013:34Repairing Underground Power Cables Is Nearly ImpossibleB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering70/10021:48AUTOThe Windows 11 CrisisB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion70/10016:12Duracell PowerCheck: A genius idea which didn't last that longC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTechnology Connections71/10012:50AUTOPaige DeSorbo vs. Hannah Berner | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast71/10015:27Top 10 Interview Questions and QUICK AnswersB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa71/10013:09Anna Kendrick Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIREDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastWIRED71/10026:52AUTODoes The Universe Need A Creator?B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastStarTalk71/10010:56AUTOThis is Why You Don't Use Ladders to Trim a TreeB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman71/10024:52How Benjamin Netanyahu Relies on HamasB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris71/10028:35AUTOThe Z32 Nissan 300ZX Is an Underrated, Special Sports CarB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro71/10017:54Why Roads Get WashboardsB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering71/10019:00AUTONeil deGrasse Tyson Reacts to Science TikToksB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastStarTalk71/10015:20The worry about black food plasticsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea71/10017:58The Expert MythB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium71/10015:29If You Eat Meat You Should Know ThisB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell71/10015:42The Hidden Engineering of Niagara FallsB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering71/10018:34The System that Fuels Media NegativityB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions71/10014:27The Operation Northwoods Conspiracy, ExplainedB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris71/10019:38AUTOThe Troubling Danger of DamsC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions71/10024:23AUTOThe Crisis in Young Men is Being IgnoredB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastColdFusion71/10026:53AUTOThe Downfall of Southwest AirlinesC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions71/10013:30Black Hole's Evil Twin - Gravastars ExplainedB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

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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