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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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3,265 h
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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 →

60/10010:36Daily Life English: Around Town [Advanced Vocabulary Lesson]A2-B1 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa60/1006:15What English phrases really mean ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastBBC Learning English60/10028:39AUTOSpeak English Confidently: Daily Life VocabularyB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa60/10023:25What is the secret of a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happinessB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastVeritasium60/10014:21No more fake idioms! 🙏 Here, have 25 real conversation phrases (that British people REALLY use!)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy60/1005:18The dungeon master's riddle - Alex RosenthalC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumTED-Ed60/10036:26Digital audio needed videotape to be possible - and the early days were wild!C1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumTechnology Connections60/1002:55:35AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2358 - Chadd WrightB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE60/1008:37Is accented English holding you back?B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English60/10054:37Zero Point Energy, New Phases of Matter and the Weight of the Universe | Cosmic Queries #108B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastStarTalk60/10030:00Let's Learn English! Topic: Struggles and Problems 💶⏰🍕 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian60/1001:45:56AUTOCIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou: They Can See All Your Messages!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO60/1009:38AUTOMan Builds Shipping Container Office - Start to FinishB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman60/1005:03The Upper-est RP British Accent?B1-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Papa Teach Me61/1006:16Stress-free family meals ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastBBC Learning English61/10022:51AUTOI use these words every dayB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa61/10012:52AUTOFraming Walls in a Shipping Container!B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman61/1008:03World reacts to Trump's tariffs: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastBBC Learning English61/10015:03Meeting a "Play It, Say It" Student in Real Life! ❤️B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English61/10020:36Let's Learn English: Topic: Describing New Things! 🏡🚗💻 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian61/10034:58I Trained with Kenya's ELITE Runners | Superskilled with Eva zu Beck S2 E3 | National GeographicB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastNational Geographic61/1001:02:20C1-level Grammar and Vocabulary in 1 Hour! (Advanced Level English)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy61/10013:46Lady Gaga Takes a Lie Detector Test | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastVanity Fair61/10024:4410 Important English Phrases: Advanced Vocabulary LessonB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

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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