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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
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 →

59/10030:11AUTODropped with $0 in China’s Richest CityB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory59/1002:29:55AUTOYou’re Watching the End of the World in Real Time - Eric WeinsteinB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO59/10033:27AUTO96 Hours Inside Afghanistan in 2020B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory59/10055:28AUTOACQ2: The Art of Selling Enterprise Software (with ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastAcquired59/10036:10AUTOEssentials: The Science & Practice of Movement | Ido PortalB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman59/1001:03:22All Of Human History In One HourB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell59/10028:57Let's Learn English! Topic: Love! 💑💌🥰 (Lesson Only)A2-B1 · ~2,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian59/1002:13:08AUTOHow to Achieve Inner Peace & Healing | Dr. Richard SchwartzB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman59/1009:24English Speaking Practice - Speak with me! (Shadowing Method)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy59/1002:28:37Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #388B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman59/10040:23Europe's Most Remote Island Village (400 people live here)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory59/10030:42BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Travel and tourism' English mega-class!B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastBBC Learning English59/10033:47Closed captions on DVDs are getting left behindB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTechnology Connections59/1003:53:32AUTOCoca-Cola: The Complete History & Strategy (Audio)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAcquired59/10015:42Charli xcx Takes a Lie Detector Test | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair59/10017:06California’s Tallest Bridge Has Nothing UnderneathB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumPractical Engineering59/10013:5115 Advanced English Vocabulary Phrases you NEED to knowB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa59/10030:34BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Food 2' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastBBC Learning English59/10018:11How NASA Reinvented the Rocket EngineC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumReal Engineering59/10030:05Induction lamps: fluorescent lighting's final formC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTechnology Connections59/10014:36AUTOTrump Visits with King Charles, Wants Us to Pay for Ballroom & Did He Joke About His Own Death!?B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live59/10020:3920 Important Business English PhrasesB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa59/10026:20Let's Learn English! Topic: Describing Cars and Transportation 🚈🚃🚙 (Lesson Only)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian59/10018:51AUTOWelcome to Okinawa | The Island Where People Don't DieB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastDrew Binsky

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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