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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
videos scored
45
channels
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 →

61/1005:58Should we pay more for chocolate? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English61/10049:47AUTOUnderstanding "hopeful pessimism" | The Gray AreaB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastVox61/10022:58How Will the Golden Dome Work?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastReal Engineering61/10014:18YES, it's possible - Daily Routine at C1 (Advanced) Level of English!B2-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy61/10013:52AUTOTrump’s Totally Unhinged Assault Rifle Pic, Big Night with King Charles & James Comey VendettaB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live61/1001:08:40AUTOACQ2: Building the Open Source AI Revolution (with Hugging Face CEO, Clem Delangue)B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastAcquired61/10011:06❌ STOP using the 'future tenses' in English - THIS is how we REALLY do it! (Full Grammar Lesson)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy61/1004:495 signs you’re a good driver - Iseult GillespieB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastTED-Ed61/10045:18AUTODid I Pass the Woodworker test?! Making Drawers & Door | Workbench Build Part 8B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman61/10027:20AUTOJapan's Lost Decade - An Economic Disaster [Documentary]B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion61/1007:22AUTOWho Knows Niall Horan?B1-C1 · ~3,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live61/10017:45AUTOCity Boy: Learn These Skills Before Moving to the CountryB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman61/1005:16Upstairs, downstairs: The life of a British maid - Stephanie Honchell SmithC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTED-Ed61/10011:48Our 2023, Wrapped.B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastJohnny Harris61/10031:49AUTOThe Meteoric Rise of Nvidia [Fastest Growing Stock]C1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastColdFusion61/10032:36What Jumping Spiders Teach Us About ColorB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastVeritasium61/10020:43Let's Learn English! Topic: Home Remedies! 🍯🧖🍵 (Lesson Only)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian61/10019:43AUTOHow to Tackle Vapor Control with Jake Bruton | Best of Build ShowB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastMatt Risinger61/10033:00The Strangest Implication of Quantum MechanicsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium61/10021:41AUTOTraveling to a Country that was Closed for 40 YearsB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastYes Theory61/10022:56AUTOTHINK and SPEAK in English: Your Weekend PlansB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa61/10021:00AUTOReal English Conversation: Advanced English LessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa61/10025:33Climbing Kilimanjaro - Smarter Every Day 302B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastSmarterEveryDay61/10028:20Conversation Lesson: Speaking English in REAL LIFE | Let’s Bake Bread Together!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English

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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