Comprehensible input · English
4 English channels made for learners, measured
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.
4
learner channels
591
videos scored
186 h
of material
The ranking
| # | Channel | Level range (0–100) | Median | Typical band | Pace | Videos | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy English | 6–48 | 31 | B1-B2 | medium | 138 | 37 h |
| 2 | BBC Learning English | 0–75 | 54 | B2-C2 | medium | 191 | 30 h |
| 3 | Speak English With Vanessa | 28–85 | 56 | B1-B2 | fast | 174 | 85 h |
| 4 | Learn English with Bob the Canadian | 43–86 | 66 | B1-B2 | fast | 88 | 34 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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ContentMade for learnersNative contentScience & ideas (500)Podcasts (378)Entertainment (182)Talk shows (126)
Why Does Japan Have 9,000,000 Abandoned Homes?
score 38Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words37 minmedium
Exploring Scotland's Forgotten Castles with Giants
score 38Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words32 minmedium
50 Hours on Europe's Most Dangerous Island
score 42Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words31 minmedium
24 Hours in 2 Countries that Hate Each Other
score 51Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words48 minmedium
I Jumped the World’s Most Extreme Skydive (Near Death Experience)
score 54Yes TheoryB1-C1~4,000 words34 minmediumauto subs
TRAVELING ACROSS IRAQ FOR 7 DAYS (Kurdistan)
score 55Yes TheoryB2-C2~7,000 words37 minmediumauto subs
Inside Pakistan’s Most Dangerous City (surreal)
score 58Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words38 minfast
Dropped with $0 in China’s Richest City
score 59Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words30 minfastauto subs
96 Hours Inside Afghanistan in 2020
score 59Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words33 minfastauto subs
Europe's Most Remote Island Village (400 people live here)
score 59Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words40 minfast
Knocking on Doors… to Fly A Stranger Around the World (ENDED IN AFRICA)
score 62Yes TheoryB1-B2~2,000 words33 minfastauto subs
Abandoned in Germany with $0 for 24 Hours (Man vs. Woman)
score 63Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words46 minfast
100 Hours Inside Syria's Failed Dictatorship (heartbreaking journey)
score 64Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words45 minfast
Buying a 1 euro House in Italy - is it a scam?
score 66Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words41 minfast
7 DAYS IN SYRIA IN 2022
score 68Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words47 minfast
Traveling to the “Worst” Country in Europe
score 68Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words31 minfastauto subs
World’s First Iron Man in Antarctica – PROJECT ICEMAN (4K Full Film)
score 69Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words1h 53mfast
We Took a 102-Year-Old to Her Last Continent
score 70Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words30 minfast
Paradise Island in the World’s Most Dangerous Country
score 70Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words40 minfast
Taking a Syrian Family Back Home After Dictatorship Fell (fled 14 years ago)
score 71Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words38 minfast
Traveling to the Americas’ Most Successful "Dictatorship"
score 72Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words32 minfast
Exploring Europe’s Most Isolated Village (dangerous & impossible journey)
score 72Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words34 minfast
72 Hours With Strangers Who Have Seen Aliens
score 73Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words38 minfastauto subs
I Moved Into A Retirement Home For 48 hrs
score 75Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words32 minfast
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