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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 →

80/10012:43Can Humanity Stop A Planet-Killing Asteroid?C1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell80/10025:39AUTOThe 996 Porsche 911 Doesn't Deserve the HateB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro80/10019:19AUTOThe Daihatsu Mira TR-XX Avanzato R4 Is Tiny FunB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro80/10019:14The Tesla Robotaxi is Confusing...B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee80/10020:19AUTOAI Band Gets Caught Then Hires Real HumansB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastColdFusion80/10014:02The 3 Strongest Lasers in the World (For Now)C1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow80/10016:42How I build a fire and why you shouldn't care muchB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea80/10014:49iPhone 17/Pro/Air Impressions: Spot the Red Flags!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee80/10017:10AUTOI Gave India a Second Chance (After 7 Years)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastDrew Binsky80/10028:0024hrs in the Highest City on Earth with No Laws (my scariest travel experience)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastYes Theory80/10029:55Arctic Explorer Answers Polar Expedition Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastWIRED80/10024:50AUTOThe Gov Agency That Manages America's Worst LandB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions80/10011:14Geology Created Madagascar's Weird AnimalsC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · fastSciShow80/10013:18What Sewage Treatment and Brewing Have in CommonC1-C2 · ~17,000 words · fastPractical Engineering80/10020:37HEAVY CONSTRUCTION of a Sewage Pump Station - Ep 2B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering80/10012:04World's Biggest YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMrBeast80/10014:43AUTOAustralia's Insane Social Media BanB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion80/10026:44Traveling to Europe’s Most Stressed & Depressed CountryB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastYes Theory81/10012:50Why Retaining Walls CollapseB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering81/10014:51Why Buildings Need FoundationsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering81/10015:41Google Pixel 10/Pro/Fold Impressions: Magnets!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee81/10019:39Miles Teller Rewatches 'Top Gun: Maverick,' 'Whiplash,' 'Eternity' & More | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair81/10022:05Will Poulter Rewatches Guardians of the Galaxy, Midsommar, The Bear & More | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastVanity Fair81/10019:17AUTOPlanned Obsolescence (ft. Louis Rossmann)B2-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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