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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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45
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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 →

70/10020:39The correcting feature of typewriters is not what I thoughtB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections70/10013:28A Researcher Hid This Fossil For Decades. Here’s WhyC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow70/10020:02AUTOMeet the Nose-Plugging Grandmas of IndiaB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastDrew Binsky70/10048:58AUTOThe contradictions of wokenessB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVox70/1005:29What happens when you share an idea?B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastTED-Ed70/1002:42:50AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2510 - Devon LarrattB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE70/10024:33Let's Learn English! Topic: Handy Machines! 🤖🏧💦 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian70/10014:57How Long Would Society Last During a Total Grid Collapse?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering70/10027:30AUTOPlumbing and Future-Proofing | Altitude Adjustment - Ep. 8B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastMatt Risinger70/10030:47AUTOA New Way to Achieve Nuclear Fusion: HelionC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastReal Engineering70/10021:01The Space Data Centers Situation is InsaneC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastReal Engineering70/10024:55Why don't Americans use electric kettles?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTechnology Connections70/10016:16AUTOUnderstanding and Fixing PVC Drains with Eric Aune | Best of The Build ShowB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastMatt Risinger70/10011:11AUTO36 Year Old Man Accused of Scamming $1.5 BillionB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion70/10011:03AUTOChristmas Gift Ideas for People Who Like to Work!B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman70/1009:13Tired of Doomscrolling?B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell70/10027:45The Rise and Fall of Somali PiratesB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris70/10032:34AUTOFood & Supplements for Brain Health & Cognitive Performance | Huberman Lab EssentialsC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman70/10016:46Once again I attempt to add polish to LED holiday lightsB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastTechnology Connections70/10034:48People said this experiment was impossible, so we tested itB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium70/10023:55AUTOHow China Won the Thorium Nuclear Energy RaceC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastColdFusion70/10019:16AUTOApple’s AI Disaster - A Rare FailureC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastColdFusion70/1002:43:31AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2347 - Paul StametsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE70/1002:03:23Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age | Lex Fridman Podcast #495B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

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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