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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 →

80/1008:01AUTOJimmy Kimmel Interviews the NCAA Champion UCLA Women’s Basketball TeamB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live80/1009:35AUTOThis "Phone" is Bad... Which Makes it Better?B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee80/1009:01The credit card crisisB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastVox81/1008:00AUTOEiza González on Wanting to Be in a Love Scene, Accidental J Balvin FaceTime & Bodybuilder TrainingB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live81/1009:55Improve your English conversation skills | 6 communication & small talk tips (with examples!)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastEnglish with Lucy81/1008:10Google Pixel Pro Fold Review: Not Compatible!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee81/1009:11When Companies Copy Each Other...B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee81/1009:17Sony WH-1000XM6 Review: Back on the Throne!B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee81/1008:08AUTOThe BEST window innovation in YEARSB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastMatt Risinger81/1007:11Cassoulet — Frenchy meat and bean stewC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea81/1008:54AUTOThe Most Important Picture in the History of ScienceB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastSciShow82/1007:59This Is Where We’re Gonna Bury The ISSB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastSciShow82/1009:19Here's the Thing about the M3 Macbook Air...B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee82/1009:26What granola is, where it came from, how to make itB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea82/1009:09Obsession's Inde Navarrette Gets Ready for Dior at Paris Fashion Week | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastVanity Fair82/1008:52Nicholas Hoult & Director Robert Eggers Break Down a Scene From 'Nosferatu' | Vanity FairB1-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastVanity Fair82/1009:56Maybe just eat the bean gooC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea82/1008:02AUTOSarah Shahi on The Sopranos with James Gandolfini, Season 3 of Paradise & Giving Good AdviceB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live82/1007:56Orangutan Communication is Eerily Similar to OursC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow82/1005:46Cacio e pepe beans and broccoliB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea82/1005:32Kylian Mbappé Answers Questions Without Dropping the Ball | Vanity FairA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastVanity Fair83/1008:12Heated Rivalry's François Arnaud Gets Ready for the Saint Laurent Show | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastVanity Fair83/1009:28OnePlus Watch 2 Review: Total Redemption!B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee83/1009:02'Gladiator II' Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity FairB1-C2 · ~4,000 words · very fastVanity Fair

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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