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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
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 →

71/10013:47AUTOHeat Check! Why I'm Switching from YETI to This New MugB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastMatt Risinger71/10025:15AUTOThe Original BMW X5 Changed BMW ForeverB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro71/10029:01AUTOBuild Science 401™- Slab-on-Grade Retrofit | Episode 5B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastMatt Risinger71/10029:48AUTOBuild Science 401™- Passive House Roof Assembly | Episode 10B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastMatt Risinger71/10011:02Learn English with AI!? - Talkit Review!B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Papa Teach Me71/10017:27This digital piano has some very clever controlsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastTechnology Connections71/10023:33Air Crash Investigator Answers Aviation Accident Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastWIRED71/10013:51AUTOTrump’s Childish Behavior with World Leaders, Republicans Bash His Iran Deal & Guillermo’s Huge NewsB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live71/10011:47Quantum Computers Look Like Chandeliers. This is Why.B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow71/10013:59AUTOBrittany Broski Eats the Spiciest Meal of Her Life | Heat EatersB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastFirst We Feast71/10016:43What Really Happened During the Gas Explosions in the Merrimack Valley?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering71/10014:30AUTOTrump Gets a Fictitious Award from Congress, a Prize from Iran & the MAGA Media is Outraged at JimmyB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live71/10021:18The CIA's new tech doesn't make senseC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium71/10021:54AUTOThe Sanction-Fueled Destruction of the Russian Aviation IndustryC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions71/10015:53The Uncomfortable Truth About Ozempic (Updated Version)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell71/10018:50AUTOAdvanced Mechanical Systems & Fireplaces | Altitude Adjustment - Ep. 9B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastMatt Risinger71/10028:08The Insane Engineering of the Space ShuttleC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastReal Engineering71/10013:31AUTOWhy Apple is Quietly Buying AI CompaniesB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion71/10028:50The Most Controversial Idea In BiologyB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium71/10012:09AUTO8 Tools I Rarely Use, But Can't Throw AwayB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman71/10015:08AUTOThe Dark Side of the World’s Lightest Structural MetalC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastReal Engineering71/10021:26Why Airships Might Make A ComebackC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastVeritasium71/10028:17AUTOThe Acura NSX Was 1990s Sports Car PerfectionB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro71/10014:24How The Demon Core Killed a Man in 9 DaysC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastSciShow

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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