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

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Easy English64831B1-B2medium13837 h
2BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
3Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
4Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 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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BTS Surprises Fans, Talks ARIRANG and Performs "SWIM" and "2.0" at Guggenheim New York
score 43The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonB1-B2~3,000 words37 minmedium
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Every Wes Anderson Movie, Explained by Wes Anderson | Vanity Fair
score 71Vanity FairB1-B2~3,000 words56 minfastauto subs
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Every James Cameron Movie, Explained by James Cameron | Vanity Fair
score 82Vanity FairB1-C1~4,000 words53 minvery fast
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Timothée Chalamet & Adam Sandler Rewatch 'Dune,' 'Uncut Gems,' 'Marty Supreme' & More | Vanity Fair
score 85Vanity FairB1-B2~2,000 words32 minvery fast
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