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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 →

90/10010:32DYI platform for up-lighting drinks, fish bowls, whatever!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/1008:03Grilled red snapper | vinaigrette, fennel salad and quinoaB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/10016:43AUTOCan You Trust A Skinny Chef (How I Lost 60 Lbs)B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman90/10029:46How Does The James Webb Space Telescope Work? - Smarter Every Day 262B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay90/10010:04How to Install a Porch Swing | Ask This Old HouseB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastThis Old House90/10015:44AUTOLet's Talk About PanelsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee90/10024:06I Tested The World's Best NoodlesB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman90/10015:24AUTOBuy Once, Cry Once: The Siding That Might Outlast The HouseB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger90/10027:31I Tested Every Fast Food Secret MenuB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman90/10048:11Alcubierre Drives, Antimatter Multiverses & More! | Cosmic Queries #103B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastStarTalk90/10015:34AUTOOn osmosis and the drink that makes you explodeB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/10017:42The Truth About the "Whoop Killer"B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee90/10018:47I Built a Roller Coaster In My LabB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastMark Rober90/10028:33How We Built a $150 Million Streaming Platform with $100,000B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastWendover Productions90/1002:22:20AUTOAI Expert: Here Is What The World Looks Like In 2 Years! Tristan HarrisB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO90/10023:12ASK This Old House | Deck Building, Deck Fasteners (S9 E16) FULL EPISODEB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastThis Old House90/10026:41US vs UK Fast FoodB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastJoshua Weissman90/1008:40Mother-in-law's cold spinach ringB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastAdam Ragusea90/10023:12This Old House | Kevin Goes Hollywood (S32 E23) | FULL EPISODEB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastThis Old House90/10016:38AUTOLuxury Home Build with Next-Level Details (Builders Will Love This)B2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger90/10021:32Amazing Invention- This Drone Will Change EverythingB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastMark Rober90/10018:32AUTOHow Private Equity Ruined American Youth SportsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fastWendover Productions90/10049:3150 Streamers Fight for $1,000,000B2-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastMrBeast90/10023:12ASK This Old House | Circular Patio, Brick Steps (S9 E7) FULL EPISODEB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastThis Old House

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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