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)
Every Country On Earth Fights For $250,000!
score 81MrBeastB1-C2~4,000 words18 minvery fast
Swimming with the World’s Deadliest Shark
score 81Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words22 minvery fastauto subs
I Paid $88 to Get Locked in a Korean Prison
score 81Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words25 minvery fast
Stranger Things Cast Answer The 50 Most Searched Stranger Things Questions | WIRED
score 81WIREDB1-B2~3,000 words12 minvery fast
Your Rich BFF Vivian Tu Answers Personal Finance Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 81WIREDB2-C1~5,000 words26 minvery fast
The Crew of NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Reveals What They Saw on the Dark Side of the Moon
score 82The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonB1-B2~2,000 words11 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
'Wednesday' Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity Fair
score 82Vanity FairB1-B2~3,000 words13 minvery fast
Paleontologist Answers Fossil Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 82WIREDC1-C2~10,000 words28 minfast
This Ball is Impossible to Hit
score 82Mark RoberB2-C2~6,000 words24 minfast
Why Does This Ancient 20,000 person Underground City Exist? (Derinkuyu)
score 82Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words23 minvery fast
XO, Kitty Cast Reveal Uncomfortable Truths in the Hot Seat | Vanity Fair
score 82Vanity FairB1-B2~2,000 words15 minvery fast
This TED Talk Is Full of Bad Ideas | Gabe Whaley | TED
score 82TEDB2-C1~5,000 words11 minvery fast
John Cena Rewatches WWE, Barbie, Peacemaker & More | Vanity Fair
score 82Vanity FairB1-B2~3,000 words23 minvery fast
Why Does Fentanyl Feel So Good?
score 82Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~8,000 words15 minfast
Maluma Invited Shakira to Ride Horses on His Ranch, Talks Loco X Volver Album | The Tonight Show
score 82The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonA2-B2~2,000 words10 minvery fast
Rian Johnson Breaks Down a Scene From 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' | Vanity Fair
score 83Vanity FairB1-B2~3,000 words23 minvery fast
Dark Secrets of America's Most Obese Town
score 83Yes TheoryB2-C1~6,000 words23 minvery fast
One Piece Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity Fair
score 83Vanity FairB1-C1~3,000 words18 minvery fast
Historian Answers Wild West Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 83WIREDB2-C1~6,000 words29 minvery fast
Traveling to the Strangest Country on Earth
score 83Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words30 minvery fast
Rose Byrne & Kristen Wiig Reunite 15 Years After 'Bridesmaids' | Vanity Fair
score 84Vanity FairA2-B2~2,000 words21 minvery fast
'Wednesday' Cast Break Down Season 2 Fan Theories | Vanity Fair
score 84Vanity FairB2-C1~4,000 words11 minvery fast
Leonardo DiCaprio Sent Nikki Glaser Baskets of Pasta After the Golden Globes (Extended)
score 84The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonA2-B2~2,000 words12 minvery fast
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