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)
The Drug To Master Reality
score 72Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellC1-C2~11,000 words11 minfast
Can AI Make Us More Human? A Social Psychologist + a Business Leader Answer | TED Intersections
score 72TEDB2-C1~6,000 words25 minfast
How Nuclear Flies Protect You from Flesh-Eating Parasites
score 72Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~8,000 words11 minfast
The Real Reason Why You Have Allergies
score 73Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~9,000 words13 minfast
Millie Bobby Brown Creates a Sculpture of Herself | Vanity Fair
score 73Vanity FairA2-B2~2,000 words14 minfast
Pregnancy is Insane
score 73Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellC1-C2~10,000 words13 minfast
We Traveled Back in Time. Now Physicists Are Angry.
score 73Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~5,000 words11 minfast
How Nearly Dying Helped Me Discover My Own Cure (and Many More) | David Fajgenbaum | TED
score 73TEDB2-C2~5,000 words14 minfast
Sydney Sweeney & Amanda Seyfried Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity Fair
score 73Vanity FairB1-B2~2,000 words13 minfast
Private Investigator Answers PI Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 74WIREDB2-C1~5,000 words16 minfast
I Gave the MIT Commencement Speech
score 74Mark RoberB2-C1~5,000 words20 minfast
A Surprisingly Effective Way to Fight Misinformation | Dave Jorgenson | TED
score 74TEDB1-C2~5,000 words13 minfast
Film Historian Answers Old Hollywood Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 74WIREDB2-C2~5,000 words25 minfast
You Need To Quit Weed.
score 74Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C1~7,000 words13 minfast
100 Hours with the World's Most Hardcore Monk (Shi Heng-Yi)
score 74Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words25 minfast
Hilary Duff Rewatches The Lizzie McGuire Movie, A Cinderella Story & More | Vanity Fair
score 74Vanity FairB1-B2~2,000 words18 minfast
Ho'omau: Joey's Journey | National Geographic
score 74National GeographicB1-B2~4,000 words28 minfast
'The Fantastic Four' Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity Fair
score 74Vanity FairB1-B2~4,000 words11 minfast
Larry Ellison and His Family, Explained | Vanity Fair
score 74Vanity FairC1-C2~12,000 words14 minfast
When Your Body Attacks Itself – Autoimmune
score 74Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~10,000 words11 minfast
At The Ukrainian Border
score 74Yes TheoryB1-C1~5,000 words28 minfastauto subs
Eating the World’s Worst Diet for 7 Days
score 74Yes TheoryB1-C1~5,000 words20 minfastauto subs
Extreme $1,000,000 Hide And Seek
score 75MrBeastB1-B2~4,000 words12 minfast
The Army of Autonomous Robots Restoring Nature | Tom Chi | TED
score 75TEDB2-C2~8,000 words19 minfast
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