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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 →

89/1009:48The problems dogs have with human foodB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea89/1008:40Kane Parsons Would Bring a Hydrogen Bomb to Survive the Backrooms (Extended) | The Tonight ShowB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon89/1008:02F1 Drivers Answer The Most Searched Formula 1 Questions | WIREDB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastWIRED89/1007:28AUTOThe best veg dish I've had in a while — shishito peppers with tomatoes and garlic butterB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1006:14AUTOOne-pan mini-roast with fondant potatoes (Christmas dinner for 1 or 2)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1008:03Grilled red snapper | vinaigrette, fennel salad and quinoaB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1008:40Mother-in-law's cold spinach ringB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1007:45AUTORoast turkey breast with basic stuffing and sproutsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1006:45Birds Get Divorced TooB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastSciShow90/1006:35AUTOChicken à la crème (w/ Claudine Pépin)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1009:04Smoked meatloaf with smoked potatoes and greensC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1009:57This tests your understanding of light | The barber pole effectB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fast3Blue1Brown90/1009:23Top 5 Android 17 Features: I Swear It's New!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee90/1008:59AUTO8 ways to brown ground beef (4th is my fav)B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1007:18Chipped beef and gravy loaded baked potatoB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1007:37AUTOThe last bite I'd take before the endB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1009:06AUTOInsulation and Soundproofing | Colorado Rehab - Episode 5B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger90/1005:52Pasta rotolo — herb & cheese, hot sausage flavorsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1005:45Peach cobbler that's cakey, not mushyB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1008:31The Problem with these Smartphone BatteriesB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee91/1006:29AUTOTok-sel lima beans — roasty, limey, satisfying vegB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea91/1009:25Mushroom ragu with potato gnocchiB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea91/1006:04Egg and cheese bao buns from scratchB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea91/1008:50AUTO'School cake’ with custard!!B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea

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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