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)
Is Luck Random — or Can You Cultivate It? | Christian Busch | TED
score 81TEDB1-C2~6,000 words13 minvery fast
Stranger Things Cast Answer The 50 Most Searched Stranger Things Questions | WIRED
score 81WIREDB1-B2~3,000 words12 minvery fast
The Secret Trick to Improve Your Social Connections | Kasley Killam | How to Be a Better Human | TED
score 81TEDB1-B2~3,000 words32 minvery fastauto subs
Your Rich BFF Vivian Tu Answers Personal Finance Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 81WIREDB2-C1~5,000 words26 minvery fast
This TED Talk Is Full of Bad Ideas | Gabe Whaley | TED
score 82TEDB2-C1~5,000 words11 minvery fast
Historian Answers Wild West Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 83WIREDB2-C1~6,000 words29 minvery fast
Gordon Ramsay Eats Tasmanian Cuisine (Full Episode) | Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted | National Geographic
score 83National GeographicB2-C2~6,000 words44 minvery fast
Trafficking Illegal Substances | To Catch A Smuggler MEGA Episode
score 84National GeographicB1-B2~4,000 words2h 12mvery fast
Farmer Answers Farming Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 85WIREDB2-C2~7,000 words26 minvery fast
Immigration Lawyer Answers Immigration Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 85WIREDB2-C1~8,000 words28 minvery fast
I Spent $5,000,000 So You Can Go To Space For FREE
score 85Mark RoberB1-B2~4,000 words21 minvery fast
Superman Cast Answer The 50 Most Searched Superman Questions | WIRED
score 85WIREDB1-B2~3,000 words14 minvery fast
Mercedes CEO Answers F1 Team Principal Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 86WIREDB1-C1~5,000 words15 minvery fast
Mob Betrayals from New York to Chicago (Full Episode) | Inside the American Mob Compilation
score 86National GeographicB1-B2~3,000 words43 minvery fast
Alan Ritchson Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
score 86WIREDB1-B2~3,000 words14 minvery fast
How to Unlock Your Communication Superpower (W/ Charles Duhigg) | How to Be a Better Human | TED
score 86TEDB1-C1~4,000 words33 minvery fastauto subs
Nick DiGiovanni Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
score 86WIREDB1-C2~4,000 words8 minvery fastauto subs
Andrew Garfield & Florence Pugh Answer The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
score 86WIREDB1-B2~3,000 words8 minvery fast
Robot Piano Catches Fire Playing Rush E (World’s Hardest Song)
score 86Mark RoberB2-C1~7,000 words12 minvery fast
I Blew Up A 24 Story Building
score 87Mark RoberB1-B2~4,000 words22 minvery fast
Professor Answers China Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 87WIREDB2-C2~8,000 words36 minvery fast
MrBeast Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
score 87WIREDB1-B2~3,000 words13 minvery fastauto subs
Can You Fool A Self Driving Car?
score 87Mark RoberB1-B2~4,000 words19 minvery fast
F1 Chief Mechanic Answers F1 Car Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 87WIREDB1-B2~4,000 words17 minvery fast
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