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)
Dark Web & Liquid Drugs (Full Episode) | To Catch a Smuggler
score 57National GeographicB1-B2~5,000 words44 minfast
300 Years of Classical Music in 18 Minutes | Joshua Bell | TED
score 57TEDB1-B2~6,000 words18 minfast
Tsunami: Breaking News (Full Episode) | Tsunami: Race Against Time | National Geographic
score 57National GeographicB1-B2~4,000 words44 minfast
Gordon Ramsay Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
score 57WIREDB2-C1~5,000 words9 minfast
Inside the Dangerous World of Illegal Gambling (Full Episode) | Trafficked | National Geographic
score 57National GeographicB2-C1~4,000 words44 minfast
Harvard Professor Answers Middle East Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 58WIREDB2-C2~6,000 words38 minfast
How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED
score 58TEDB1-C1~6,000 words18 minfast
Can we actually control superintelligent AI? | Ada, Ep. 4
score 58TED-EdB2-C2~7,000 words11 minfast
There Are Thousands of Alien Empires in The Milky Way
score 58Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C1~7,000 words14 minfast
How to Become a K-pop Superstar — in 7 Minutes | Charlene Kaye | TED
score 58TEDB1-C1~4,000 words8 minfast
How to Use Your Muscles — or Risk Losing Them (W/ Bonnie Tsui) | How to Be a Better Human | TED
score 58TEDB1-C1~4,000 words13 minfastauto subs
Is AI Ruining Music? | Dustin Ballard | TED
score 58TEDB2-C1~7,000 words11 minfast
A Pastry Chef Works His Chocolatier Magic — Live | Amaury Guichon | TED
score 58TEDB2-C1~5,000 words13 minfast
Why You Should Spend Less Time with Your Kids | Lenore Skenazy | TED
score 58TEDB1-B2~3,000 words13 minfast
All Of Human History In One Hour
score 59Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~9,000 words1h 3mfast
The Award for Best Comedy Wildlife Photo Goes to… | Tom Sullam | TED
score 59TEDB1-C1~7,000 words7 minfast
Examining History of a Dictatorship | Inside North Korea MEGA Episode | National Geographic
score 59National GeographicB2-C1~7,000 words2h 59mfast
Can humans be trusted with control over genetics? - Michael Vazquez and Raye Ploeger
score 60TED-EdB2-C1~9,000 words5 minfast
How to survive the apocalypse | Ada, Ep. 1
score 60TED-EdB2-C1~7,000 words11 minfast
Would you sell your kidney for $100,000? | Ada, Ep. 2
score 60TED-EdB1-B2~5,000 words11 minfast
Army Historian Answers World War II Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 60WIREDB2-C2~9,000 words34 minfast
I Trained with Kenya's ELITE Runners | Superskilled with Eva zu Beck S2 E3 | National Geographic
score 61National GeographicB2-C1~5,000 words35 minfast
The Boys' Antony Starr Answers The Internet's Best Questions
score 61WIREDB1-C1~4,000 words17 minfast
How we got hooked on credit cards - Nidhi Upadhyaya
score 61TED-EdB2-C2~8,000 words5 minfast
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