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1,777 videos from 17 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.
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43/10012:49The Best Thing That Could Happen to the Energy Industry | Matt Tilleard | TEDC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED
43/1005:40The trillion dollar paradox - George ZaidanB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
43/1005:58What your poop can tell you about your health - Hannibal PersonC1-C2 · ~17,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
43/1005:36This mushroom will kill you before you know what’s happening - Michael BeugC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
43/1005:41The Greek tragedy of Oedipus' daughter - Stephen EspositoC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
43/10037:01BTS Surprises Fans, Talks ARIRANG and Performs "SWIM" and "2.0" at Guggenheim New YorkB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
43/1002:56:25Exploring Ancient Egypt's Greatest Mysteries | Lost Treasure of Egypt MEGA Episode | Nat GeoB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumNational Geographic
43/1003:40:26Ancient Egypt's Royal Secrets Revealed | Lost Treasures of Egypt | MEGA EPISODE | Nat GeoB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumNational Geographic
43/1005:35How scientists are creating real-life invisibility cloaks - Max G. LevyC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
43/1005:30This could save lives— but are you willing to do it? - Michael Vazquez and Sarah StroudB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
43/1005:50What should you do if you accidentally cut off your finger? - Jason HoellwarthC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
44/1005:59Meet the slow loris, the only venomous primate in existence - Stephanie A. PoindexterC1-C2 · ~18,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
44/10021:56AUTOWhy does Italy have 6000 Ghost Towns? (hidden Italy)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumYes Theory
44/1005:40If you had the chance to be immortal, would you take it? - Sarah Stroud and Michael VazquezB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
44/1009:35How to Power the World 24/7 — Without Oil | Cindy Taff | TEDB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · mediumTED
44/1005:49What is hysteria, and why were so many women diagnosed with it? - Mark S. MicaleC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
44/1002:07:27AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2443 - Filippo BiondiB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumPowerfulJRE
44/1008:12Lip Sync Battle with Melissa McCarthy | Fallon FlashbackB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
44/1005:49The missing ingredient in how we learnB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
45/10044:18Why did the Maya Abandon Their Cities? (Full Episode) | The Rise and Fall of the Maya | Nat GeoB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumNational Geographic
45/1005:36Is this the most valuable thing in the ocean? - David BielloC1-C2 · ~16,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
45/1005:41Greek mythology’s greatest warrior - Iseult GillespieC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED-Ed
45/1003:17:34Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India - Power, Democracy, War & Peace | Lex Fridman Podcast #460B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumLex Fridman
45/1005:52The tragedy of the one guy who was right about the Trojan Horse - Noah CharneyC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumTED-EdEnglish channels, ranked
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.
| # | Channel | Level range (0–100) | Median | Typical band | Pace | Videos | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy English | 6–48 | 31 | B1-B2 | medium | 138 | 37 h |
| 2 | English with Lucy | 8–57 | 34 | B1-B2 | medium | 45 | 15 h |
| 3 | TED-Ed | 27–91 | 50 | C1-C2 | medium | 191 | 19 h |
| 4 | BBC Learning English | 0–75 | 54 | B2-C2 | medium | 191 | 30 h |
| 5 | Speak English With Vanessa | 28–85 | 56 | B1-B2 | fast | 174 | 85 h |
| 6 | National Geographic | 27–89 | 57 | B2-C2 | medium | 65 | 81 h |
| 7 | TED | 22–87 | 58 | B2-C2 | fast | 69 | 16 h |
| 8 | Learn English with Bob the Canadian | 43–86 | 66 | B1-B2 | fast | 88 | 34 h |
| 9 | Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell | 13–88 | 68 | B2-C2 | fast | 60 | 13 h |
| 10 | Lex Fridman | 27–89 | 70 | B2-C1 | fast | 127 | 377 h |
| 11 | Yes Theory | 28–87 | 72 | B1-B2 | fast | 90 | 48 h |
| 12 | WIRED | 26–91 | 77 | B2-C2 | fast | 73 | 28 h |
| 13 | Vanity Fair | 38–91 | 78 | B1-B2 | fast | 96 | 28 h |
| 14 | The Diary Of A CEO | 38–92 | 79 | B1-B2 | fast | 152 | 316 h |
| 15 | PowerfulJRE | 40–90 | 81 | B1-C1 | very fast | 99 | 269 h |
| 16 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 40–89 | 84 | B1-B2 | very fast | 30 | 6 h |
| 17 | MrBeast | 75–94 | 87 | B1-B2 | very fast | 92 | 34 h |
| 18 | Mark Rober | 72–95 | 89 | B2-C1 | very fast | 43 | 15 h |
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