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)
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
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
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
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
Surviving Kidnapping by former CIA Agent
score 68Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words20 minfastauto subs
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
I Spent a Day with Giants (World's Strongest Men)
score 70Yes TheoryB1-C1~5,000 words21 minfastauto subs
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
Why is There Still a European City in Africa? (we went to find out)
score 72Yes TheoryB1-C1~4,000 words21 minfast
I Lived in a Sumo House for a Day (10,000 calorie diet, fights, sleepover...)
score 72Yes TheoryB1-C2~4,000 words26 minfast
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