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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 →

55/1006:12How are horses helping to heal humans? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastBBC Learning English55/10052:26AUTOWill American colleges survive Trump? | The Gray AreaB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumVox55/1006:03Why is getting bitten by a rabid animal so dangerous? - Charles RupprechtC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumTED-Ed55/10012:55AUTOJackass Plays Hot Ones Wing PongB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumFirst We Feast55/10024:03AUTOHow an A note became an A noteB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumVox55/10015:28AUTOTrump Says Iran Ceasefire is “Over,” White House Mad at Tiffany Haddish & She Finds a Baby DaddyB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live55/10026:17AUTOOppenheimer's Controversial LegacyC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumColdFusion55/10030:32BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'English language' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English55/10012:33AUTOI use these words every day: Daily English VocabularyB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa55/10032:53AUTOWORLD’S HOTTEST CITY (140 Degrees!!)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastDrew Binsky55/10031:2050 Important Phrasal Verbs in EnglishA2-B1 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa55/1006:18How do babies communicate? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English55/10021:23AUTOWhat Most Builders Get Wrong About Insulation | Forever Home Ep. 10B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumMatt Risinger55/1006:13What makes a good citizen? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastBBC Learning English55/10010:01Part 1 - Let's Learn English! Topic: Describing People's Flaws! 🥊🦥😒 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~6,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian55/10011:09British Humour Explained (with examples)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy55/10012:56Stop Wasting Your Time with EnglishB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa55/1003:11:01AUTOJohn Vervaeke: Meaning Crisis, Atheism, Religion & the Search for Wisdom | Lex Fridman Podcast #317B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumLex Fridman55/10016:54Why SpaceX is Using a New FuelB2-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumReal Engineering55/1001:39:47AUTOGodfather of AI: We Have 2 Years Before Everything Changes!B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumThe Diary Of A CEO55/10034:04AUTOWhat Keeps a Man Working with 20+ Major Surgeries: Cy Swan's StoryB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman56/10026:03AUTOHow a Master Electrician Repairs a Damaged Electrical Service Line | Best of Build ShowB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumMatt Risinger56/1006:38Los Angeles protests: Trump sends marines: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English56/1005:29Why are scientists shooting mushrooms into space? - Shannon OdellC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

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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