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)
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
100 Hours with the World's Most Hardcore Monk (Shi Heng-Yi)
score 74Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words25 minfast
At The Ukrainian Border
score 74Yes TheoryB1-C1~5,000 words28 minfastauto subs
Eating the World’s Worst Diet for 7 Days
score 74Yes TheoryB1-C1~5,000 words20 minfastauto subs
Extreme $1,000,000 Hide And Seek
score 75MrBeastB1-B2~4,000 words12 minfast
I Moved Into A Retirement Home For 48 hrs
score 75Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words32 minfast
Ages 1 - 100 Decide Who Wins $250,000
score 75MrBeastB1-B2~3,000 words40 minfast
50 Hours in Europe's Last Dictatorship
score 75Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words30 minfast
I Tried to Join Finland's Elite Arctic Military Unit (impossible)
score 77Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words1h 7mfast
going back home after 7 years
score 77Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words33 minfast
I Paid a Taxi $10,000 to See How Far it Takes Me!
score 77Yes TheoryB1-B2~2,000 words47 minfast
Finding the World's Loneliest Person
score 77Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words32 minfast
2,000 People Fight For $5,000,000
score 77MrBeastB1-B2~3,000 words25 minfast
Exploring America’s Most Isolated Town (extreme conditions, eating whale..)
score 77Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words33 minfast
Giving Our Taxi Driver $200,000 To Free Him From Debt
score 77Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words22 minfast
$456,000 Squid Game In Real Life!
score 78MrBeastB1-B2~3,000 words26 minvery fast
This Place Re-Writes Human History: Göbekli Tepe
score 78Yes TheoryB1-B2~5,000 words29 minfast
Exploring $30,000,000 Abandoned Soviet Resort
score 78Yes TheoryB1-B2~5,000 words21 minfast
100 Hours in America's Strange "Cult City"
score 79Yes TheoryB1-C1~5,000 words32 minfast
Exploring the Secret US Government Town with No Internet & Phone Service (100% Disconnected?)
score 79Yes TheoryB1-C1~4,000 words28 minfast
50 Hours in African Country that Doesn't Exist on a Map
score 79Yes TheoryB1-C1~5,000 words23 minfast
Overnight in the Loneliest Hotel on Earth (4,554 meters/15,000ft)
score 80Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words34 minvery fast
24hrs in the Highest City on Earth with No Laws (my scariest travel experience)
score 80Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words28 minvery fast
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