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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 →

84/10025:04He Hasn’t Slept Since 1962 (Doctors Don’t Know Why)A2-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky84/10012:06Axolotls Are In Danger. Here's Why That's Bad For YOU.C1-C2 · ~20,000 words · fastSciShow84/10016:05AUTOAnthony Anderson on Streaking at Dodger Stadium & His Best Friend's Mom Predicting His FutureB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live84/10024:58Asking Strangers in China to Throw a Party in THEIR HouseB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastYes Theory84/10011:59AUTOTim Allen on Friendship with Tom Hanks & Meeting Taylor Swift at the Toy Story 5 PremiereA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live84/10028:29How Europe Stole Africa so Quickly, MappedB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris84/10014:38Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns & Mike Brown Celebrate NBA Finals Victory, React to SuperstitionsB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon84/10013:49Golf Tech is Hidden in Plain Sight!B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee84/10012:55AUTOLisa Ann Walter on Cooking for Jimmy, Her Son Dating Her Fans & Filming New Comedy Special in PhillyA2-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live84/10011:08Matt Damon Mistook Tom Holland's Costume Mishap for a Father-Son Moment While Filming The OdysseyA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon84/10012:36How To Make A Baby With Three ParentsC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · fastSciShow84/10010:034 Fungi We've Finally Figured Out How To FarmC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · fastSciShow84/10010:13AUTOJimmy O. Yang on TSA Issues, Playing Blackjack in Vegas & His Parents Going to His Hong Kong ShowsA2-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live84/10021:24AUTOThe Race to Create the "iPhone of AI" is Heating Up!B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastColdFusion84/10019:38Is the World Really Running Out of Sand?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastPractical Engineering84/10028:28I Cracked Up: Idioms and Phrases┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastRachel's English84/10017:50AUTOZach Galifianakis on Living on a Small Island, Hating Technology & His Kids Impression of HimB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live84/10026:34Why You Don’t Trust Tap WaterB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris84/10021:24Prince Rupert's Drop EXPLODING in Epoxy Resin at 456,522 fps - Smarter Every Day 273B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay84/10014:40AUTO$21 vs. $68 Pizza! Adam Richman Eats NYC's Best Old School & New School Slices | Pro MovesB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast84/10010:30AUTOOscar Isaac on New Season of Beef, Nudity in Denmark & Taking His Son to the Frankenstein PremiereA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live84/10020:14Why Do Spinning Things Do This? - Smarter Every Day 312B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay84/10017:24I Rented A Friend In Japan For A DayB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastDrew Binsky84/10020:11AUTOKevin Hart on His Family's Reaction to His Roast, Rooting for the Knicks & Talking Trash CourtsideB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

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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