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5,228 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.
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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 →
ContentAnyMade for learnersReal-world contentScience & ideas (1,814)Entertainment (1,122)Podcasts (848)Talk shows (443)
72/10022:44Let's Learn English! Topic: Words and Phrases with the Word "Kick"! 👟🦶👞 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian
72/10014:15What Really Happened At Edenville and Sanford Dams?C1-C2 · ~16,000 words · fastPractical Engineering
72/10014:36AUTOWhy I've Eaten McDonald's in 77 CountriesB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastDrew Binsky
72/1002:39:18AUTOTaylor Swift (Acquired’s Version)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAcquired
72/10020:49AUTOArsenio Hall on Impact of His Talk Show, Meeting Richard Pryor and Michael Jackson & New MemoirB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live
72/10012:10How We Track Diseases In SewageC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · fastPractical Engineering
72/10011:19The Drug To Master RealityC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
72/10034:25Exploring Europe’s Most Isolated Village (dangerous & impossible journey)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory
72/10023:40AUTOJ Balvin Rides A Heat Rollercoaster While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastFirst We Feast
72/10020:32Holey Plugs, Batman! But... what are they for?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTechnology Connections
72/10019:47How Dollar Stores Quietly Consumed AmericaB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastWendover Productions
72/10025:29Can AI Make Us More Human? A Social Psychologist + a Business Leader Answer | TED IntersectionsB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastTED
72/10014:07AUTODetecting Cancer From a Drop of Blood (The Anti-Theranos)B2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastColdFusion
72/10032:44How to Control Your Sense of Pain & Pleasure | Huberman Lab EssentialsC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman
72/10017:20The War is SpreadingB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastJohnny Harris
72/1001:41:42AUTOSocialists Sweep NYC, China Catches Up in Coding, AI Memory Crunch, Micron's Blowout QuarterB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast
72/10024:55AUTOAre we all wrong about AI?C1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastColdFusion
72/1008:48Why store-bought baked goods taste so differentC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea
72/10014:16AUTO91-Year-Old Pitmaster Serves Adam Richman the Best BBQ in Texas | Pro MovesB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast
72/10014:49AUTOThe Scammer Who Sold A Fake CountryB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion
72/1008:44The Earth Keeps Making Mountains in Colorado and Scientists Don’t Know WhyC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastSciShow
72/10011:50Where Did The Moon Come From?B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow
72/10030:51AUTOControl Your Brain Chemistry for Focus, Motivation & Well-Being | Huberman Lab EssentialsC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman
72/10020:46How Tesla FumbledC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover ProductionsWhich 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.
| # | Channel | Level range (0–100) | Median | Typical band | Pace | Videos | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy English | 6–48 | 31 | B1-B2 | medium | 138 | 37 h |
| 2 | English with Lucy | 8–81 | 41 | B1-B2 | medium | 150 | 49 h |
| 3 | Learn English with Papa Teach Me | 10–71 | 42 | B1-B2 | medium | 106 | 20 h |
| 4 | Rachel's English | 5–88 | 49 | B1-B2 | medium | 140 | 68 h |
| 5 | BBC Learning English | 0–75 | 54 | B2-C2 | medium | 191 | 30 h |
| 6 | Speak English With Vanessa | 28–85 | 56 | B1-B2 | fast | 174 | 85 h |
| 7 | Learn English with Bob the Canadian | 43–86 | 66 | B1-B2 | fast | 88 | 34 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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