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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
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591
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 →

63/1002:31:05AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2392 - John KiriakouB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE63/10044:24The Truth About King Tut's Golden Mask (Full Episode) | Tut's Treasures: Hidden Secrets | Nat GeoB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastNational Geographic63/10044:24Devastating Gulf Storms (Full Episode) | Gathering Storm | National GeographicB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastNational Geographic63/1005:20Who is to blame for high prescription prices? - Kiah WilliamsC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTED-Ed63/10023:44The Truth: Why your English is NOT improvingB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa63/10030:31BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Money 2' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!B1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English63/10025:22The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On EarthB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium63/10033:00The Most Controversial Idea In MathB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium63/10011:22REAL English Conversation | FAST English!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English63/10012:22Our Minds Are Weirder than You ThinkB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell63/10044:24Undercover in North Korea (Full Episode) | Then and Now with Lisa Ling | National GeographicB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastNational Geographic63/1005:03How long can hair grow? - Maksim PlikusC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastTED-Ed63/10020:47AUTOTraveling to the Most Northern Town on Earth (NORTH POLE)B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastYes Theory63/10014:41We Have To Talk About WeedB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell64/1002:29:13AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2439 - Johnny KnoxvilleB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE64/10030:37BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Human behaviour 3' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English64/10027:09Learn English ConversationB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa64/1001:09:19Titanic: The Digital Resurrection (Full Episode) | SPECIAL | National GeographicB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastNational Geographic64/1002:13:52AUTO5 Natural Medicines Big Pharma Are Hiding From You! No.1 Herbal Medicine ExpertB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO64/10020:0614 Important Advanced Vocabulary PhrasesB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa64/1001:32:25AUTOBrain Experts WARNING: Watch This Before Using ChatGPT Again! (Shocking New Discovery)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO64/1006:15Which cooking oil is the best? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastBBC Learning English64/10030:30BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Work 2' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastBBC Learning English64/10011:01Paleontologist Reviews Jurassic Park Scenes | Vanity FairB2-C2 · ~7,000 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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