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)
Demographics Expert Answers Population Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 78WIREDB2-C2~8,000 words31 minfast
Professor Answers Neurodiversity Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 79WIREDC1-C2~12,000 words30 minfast
Paleontologist Answers Extinction Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 79WIREDC1-C2~11,000 words22 minfast
Presidential Historian Answers Presidency Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 79WIREDB2-C1~6,000 words30 minfast
World Record Domino Robot (100k dominoes in 24hrs)
score 80Mark RoberB2-C2~6,000 words14 minfast
Acid vs Lava- Testing Liquids That Melt Everything
score 80Mark RoberC1-C2~9,000 words21 minfast
Pregnancy Doctor Answers Pregnancy Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 80WIREDC1-C2~13,000 words23 minfast
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score 80Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~8,000 words15 minfast
Can Humanity Stop A Planet-Killing Asteroid?
score 80Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellC1-C2~9,000 words13 minfast
Arctic Explorer Answers Polar Expedition Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 80WIREDB1-B2~5,000 words30 minfast
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
Jamaica's Incredible Caribbean Food in 24 Hours | Epic Food Journeys with Mark Wiens | Nat Geo
score 82National GeographicB2-C2~9,000 words28 minfast
Historian Answers Witchcraft Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 82WIREDB2-C2~8,000 words39 minfast
Paleontologist Answers Fossil Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 82WIREDC1-C2~10,000 words28 minfast
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score 82Mark RoberB2-C2~6,000 words24 minfast
This TED Talk Is Full of Bad Ideas | Gabe Whaley | TED
score 82TEDB2-C1~5,000 words11 minvery fast
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score 82Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~8,000 words15 minfast
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
Why animals help each other - Ashley Ward
score 83TED-EdC1-C2~15,000 words4 minfast
Trafficking Illegal Substances | To Catch A Smuggler MEGA Episode
score 84National GeographicB1-B2~4,000 words2h 12mvery fast
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