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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
videos scored
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 →

52/10045:56AUTOTaking My Jewish Parents to a Muslim CountryB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · mediumDrew Binsky52/10014:32AUTOCan YOU pass the HARDEST English listening test? (Only 5 questions!)B1-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy52/10030:40Psychologist Answers Couples Therapy Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumWIRED52/1006:09Should we eat less rice? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English52/1005:14What Earth in 2125 could look like - Iseult GillespieC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/1003:08:31AUTO600 English Words for Everyday Life | English Vocabulary MasterclassB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy52/10051:00Scientific Martyrs, Life Beyond Our Planet & More! | Cosmic Queries #106B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumStarTalk52/10029:13AUTO24 Hour Pakistani Street Food Tour | Epic Food Journeys with Mark Wiens | National GeographicC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumNational Geographic52/10015:02Will ChatGPT Replace Language Teachers?B1-B2 · ~6,000 words · mediumRachel's English52/1002:11:09AUTOProfessor Jiang: World War 3 Is About To Begin, Let Me Explain!B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumThe Diary Of A CEO52/1008:43Speaking English: How You SHOULD [and Shouldn’t!] Respond to “What’s Up?”A2-B1 · ~2,000 words · fastRachel's English52/10012:41AUTOIt’s Still the Winner for Making Templates: Tick Stick Pt 2B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman52/1009:38AUTOHow to Cut Square Without a SquareB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman52/10011:43How AI Could Generate New Life-Forms | Eric Nguyen | TEDB2-C1 · ~11,000 words · mediumTED52/10056:57AUTOScott Bessent: Fixing the Fed, Tariffs for National Security, Solving Affordability in 2026B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumAll-In Podcast52/1004:59Why does catnip make cats go crazy? - Jaap de RoodeC1-C2 · ~17,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/10032:52AUTOSpeak English in 30 Minutes: Advanced English LessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa52/10020:21AUTO50 Hours In A Country That Doesn't Exist On A Map (Transnistria)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumYes Theory52/10017:46AUTOMy Morning Routine: English Vocabulary LessonB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa52/1006:15Do you like garlic? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English52/1002:44:47Yuval Noah Harari: Human Nature, Intelligence, Power, and Conspiracies | Lex Fridman Podcast #390B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumLex Fridman52/10012:33AUTOThe 'Emily in Paris' Cast Plays Hot Ones Wing PongB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · mediumFirst We Feast52/1005:293 things that can cause painful periods - Chen X. ChenC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/10011:42How to do and understand Adele's Cockney AccentB1-C2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

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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