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)
Free Child (Short Film)
score 28Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words20 minslowauto subs
Exploring Japan's Remote Border with Russia (no one comes here)
score 33Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words25 minmedium
I Moved In With Ice Man For 24 Hours... (Wim Hof)
score 36Yes TheoryB1-B2~5,000 words22 minmediumauto subs
Why does Italy have 6000 Ghost Towns? (hidden Italy)
score 44Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words22 minmediumauto subs
50 Hours Inside Chernobyl - The World's Most Radioactive Place (surreal experience)
score 46Yes TheoryB1-C1~5,000 words24 minmediumauto subs
Abandoned Alone in an African Tribe
score 49Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words24 minmediumauto subs
50 Hours In A Country That Doesn't Exist On A Map (Transnistria)
score 52Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words20 minmediumauto subs
Attending the Happiest Funeral in the World
score 52Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words20 minmediumauto subs
Secrets of a Japanese Island Where People Live Forever (100+ Years)
score 53Yes TheoryB1-C1~4,000 words26 minmediumauto subs
50hrs in The Most Nuked Place on Earth Erased from Maps ☢️
score 53Yes TheoryB2-C1~5,000 words27 minmedium
Russian Ghost Town on the North Pole
score 54Yes TheoryB2-C1~5,000 words21 minmediumauto subs
We Surprised 30 Strangers with a $12,000,000 Castle
score 55Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words26 minfastauto subs
Inside Japan’s Most Luxurious $100,000,000 Abandoned Hotel
score 56Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words25 minfast
Inside the World's Most Luxurious Abandoned City (never seen before)
score 56Yes TheoryB1-C1~4,000 words23 minfastauto subs
Inside a Secret Underground Society
score 59Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words21 minfastauto subs
Hitchhiking Across the World's Strictest Country... (CHINA)
score 60Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words30 minfastauto subs
Living 5 DAYS in Complete Darkness
score 61Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words23 minfastauto subs
Inside the Secret Country Erased from Maps (what are they hiding?)
score 61Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words29 minfast
Traveling to a Country that was Closed for 40 Years
score 61Yes TheoryB2-C1~4,000 words22 minfastauto subs
I Took a Stranger to the World’s Most Beautiful Country
score 63Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words25 minfastauto subs
Traveling to the Most Northern Town on Earth (NORTH POLE)
score 63Yes TheoryB2-C1~5,000 words21 minfastauto subs
I Lived with Wolves for 72 hours (terrifying experience)
score 64Yes TheoryB2-C1~4,000 words23 minfastauto subs
STRANGERS FIND LOVE USING OUR BILLBOARD
score 64Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words21 minfastauto subs
Surviving Kidnapping by former CIA Agent
score 68Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words20 minfastauto subs
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