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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 →

82/10019:00AUTOHow to Design a Theme Park (To Take Tons of Your Money)C1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastWendover Productions82/10024:30How Electricity Actually WorksB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium82/10012:137 Times Invasive Species Actually HelpedC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastSciShow82/10010:02Maluma Invited Shakira to Ride Horses on His Ranch, Talks Loco X Volver Album | The Tonight ShowA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon82/10028:56We made a Video Game (FISH GAME) - Smarter Every Day 291B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay82/10024:35AUTOThis HVAC System Does What Most New Systems Can'tB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger82/10023:41AUTOThe Design of Airline Route NetworksB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastWendover Productions82/10020:44Tim Howard Makes the Save While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast82/10024:25AUTOMatthew McConaughey Is Alright, Alright, Alright While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast82/10016:12AUTOAdam Richman's ULTIMATE Dim Sum Guide with Lucas Sin and Eric Sze | Pro MovesB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastFirst We Feast82/10011:47Where Does Stormwater Go?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering82/10012:53Wooden Cutting Boards Are the BestB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow82/10013:40AUTOWhich Mudding Tools Are Best with Lydia Crowder | Best of Build ShowB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger83/10018:41AUTOChina’s DeepSeek - A Balanced OverviewB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion83/10016:09On how we talk about about people's bodiesB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea83/10022:18The Airline Industry’s Problem with Absolutely Ancient ITC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions83/10013:06AUTOElizabeth Banks on Giving Her Sons the Sex Talk & Working with Huge Props on The Miniature WifeB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live83/10029:07How this helicopter survived 1004 days on Mars, then disappeared...B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium83/10016:40AUTOJean Smart on Losing One of Her Emmys & Playing a Lesbian in an Episode of Hacks Final SeasonB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live83/10023:05Rian Johnson Breaks Down a Scene From 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair83/10017:47How Railroad Crossings WorkB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastPractical Engineering83/10020:46AUTOHere Are 6 Used Cars That Are Way too CheapB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastDoug DeMuro83/10022:48Dark Secrets of America's Most Obese TownB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastYes Theory83/10011:31iPadOS 26: Ready for Laptop Duty?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

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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