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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
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987
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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 →

56/10028:59Let's Learn English! Topic: Describing People's Virtues 🦉🎁⌚ (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian56/1006:14How do you say sorry? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English56/10016:43A.I. ‐ Humanity's Final Invention?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell56/10019:38Why Germany Hates Nuclear PowerC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumReal Engineering56/10010:02Which species would you get rid of? | Ada, Ep. 5B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED-Ed56/1008:44Speaking English: How to Talk to StrangersB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastRachel's English56/10011:15English Vocabulary You Should Use (but probably don't)A2-B1 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa56/1008:08AUTO7 Months of Successful Gardening in 7 MinutesB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman56/1006:25Limiting screen time for children ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English56/10044:24Surviving Super Typhoon Terror (Full Episode) | Gathering Storm | National GeographicB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumNational Geographic56/10042:11Hydrogenated oil is OK but PARTIALLY hydrogenated oil is not? (PODCAST E72)C1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea56/10023:52AUTOPouring Concrete on a Budget (That Still Looks Amazing)B2-C2 · ~5,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman56/10024:40Inside Japan’s Most Luxurious $100,000,000 Abandoned HotelB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastYes Theory56/1002:12:20Devastating Hurricanes & Cold Ocean Killers | Gathering Storm MEGA Episode | National GeographicB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumNational Geographic56/10013:25AUTOJenna Ortega vs. the Wednesday cast | Hot Ones VersusB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast56/1001:46:06AUTOMohnish Pabrai: FASTEST Way To Financial Freedom! Proven Playbook For Quitting Your 9-5 In 9 Months!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO56/10017:29AUTOThe Truth About Going Self-Employed in the TradesB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman56/10012:58Telephone English: Speak English clearly on the phone and understand everything!B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy56/10022:30AUTOInside the World's Most Luxurious Abandoned City (never seen before)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastYes Theory56/10050:11On bizarre 1970s 'party' foodB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea56/1001:05:31AUTOHow the Boeing 787 Works | Full DocumentaryC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumReal Engineering56/10053:58What antidepressants do to appetite and digestion, with Dr. @Ragusea (PODCAST E84)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea57/10011:47AUTO5 things to practise every day to improve your English communication skillsB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy57/10013:11AUTOMatt Damon Surprise Attacks Kimmel AGAIN & Trump’s Dummy of a Deal with Iran Faces BacklashB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · 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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