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Comprehensible input in English

1,777 videos from 17 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

1,777
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17
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1,435 h
of material
591
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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 →

62/10027:14The Most Misunderstood Concept in PhysicsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium62/10030:32BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Transport' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!B1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English62/10036:18Speak FAST English in 30 Minutes: Advanced Pronunciation LessonA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa62/10016:45How Humanity Almost Destroyed ItselfC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium62/10024:57The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In HistoryC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastVeritasium62/1001:48:50AUTONeil deGrasse Tyson: The Whistleblowers Were Right About AliensB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO62/1006:14Why are we all so stressed? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastBBC Learning English62/10025:26How Japanese Masters Turn Sand Into SwordsC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastVeritasium62/10034:35Advanced Vocabulary Lesson: 22 important phrasesB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa62/10026:28Let's Learn English! Topic: Spare Time Activities! 👩‍🏫🗳️🎉 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian62/10023:30Let's Learn English! Topic: Flight! 🪂✈️🐦(Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian62/1002:38:37AUTOChild Attachment Expert: We're Stressing Newborns & It's Causing ADHD! Hidden Dangers Of Daycare!B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO62/1001:47Your Hidden SuperpowerB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell62/10021:04The Most DIFFICULT Sound in English is….T! (Seriously) | Speaking EnglishB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastRachel's English62/10030:18AUTODaily Life Vocabulary You Need to KnowB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa62/1002:57:24AUTOChamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker & Happiness | Lex Fridman Podcast #338B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman62/1004:00How to uncover your best ideasA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · fastTED-Ed62/10024:10Let's Learn English! Topic: Hard Working Verbs! 🧰🔧⚙️ (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian62/10011:20Why Are There No Holes Around Trees?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell62/10011:39How The Dinosaurs Actually DiedB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell62/10012:38Dakota Johnson Takes Another Lie Detector Test | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair62/10020:3550 English Phrases for the Classroom: Advanced Vocabulary LessonA2-B1 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa62/1007:35Australia teen social media ban: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastBBC Learning English62/10021:28Millie Bobby Brown & Louis Partridge Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity FairB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastVanity Fair

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
2BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
3Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
4Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 h

3 of these 4 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 86. 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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