Comprehensible input · English

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 →

71/10015:42The Hidden Engineering of Niagara FallsB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering71/10018:34The System that Fuels Media NegativityB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions71/10014:27The Operation Northwoods Conspiracy, ExplainedB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris71/10041:30We're 99.9% sure this pattern is true, but no one can prove itB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastVeritasium71/1003:01:34AUTOCostco (Audio)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastAcquired71/1001:15:56AUTOTwo Legendary Founders: Travis Kalanick & Michael Dell Live from Austin, TexasB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast71/10041:07This is the natural disaster to worry aboutB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium71/10019:38AUTOThe Troubling Danger of DamsC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions71/10024:23AUTOThe Crisis in Young Men is Being IgnoredB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastColdFusion71/10026:53AUTOThe Downfall of Southwest AirlinesC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions71/10013:30Black Hole's Evil Twin - Gravastars ExplainedB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell71/1005:37AUTOGuillermo at NBA Media Day 2026B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live71/10042:59The step-by-step, mechanical logic of old pinball machinesB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections71/10013:47AUTOHeat Check! Why I'm Switching from YETI to This New MugB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastMatt Risinger71/10040:53The Insane Engineering of the F-16B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastReal Engineering71/10025:15AUTOThe Original BMW X5 Changed BMW ForeverB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro71/10029:01AUTOBuild Science 401™- Slab-on-Grade Retrofit | Episode 5B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastMatt Risinger71/1001:13:41AUTOIs Reality Really Real? With Donald HoffmanB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastStarTalk71/10029:48AUTOBuild Science 401™- Passive House Roof Assembly | Episode 10B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastMatt Risinger71/10030:09The Insane Engineering of OrbitC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastReal Engineering71/10011:02Learn English with AI!? - Talkit Review!B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Papa Teach Me71/10017:27This digital piano has some very clever controlsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastTechnology Connections71/10023:33Air Crash Investigator Answers Aviation Accident Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastWIRED71/10013:51AUTOTrump’s Childish Behavior with World Leaders, Republicans Bash His Iran Deal & Guillermo’s Huge NewsB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

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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