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)
Which instrument should you play? | Think Like A Musician
score 70TED-EdB1-B2~4,000 words8 minfast
Joe Rogan Experience #2407 - Billy Bob Thornton
score 71PowerfulJREB1-B2~2,000 words2h 58mfastauto subs
Anna Kendrick Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
score 71WIREDB1-B2~3,000 words13 minfast
If You Eat Meat You Should Know This
score 71Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C1~7,000 words15 minfast
Black Hole's Evil Twin - Gravastars Explained
score 71Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~8,000 words14 minfast
Air Crash Investigator Answers Aviation Accident Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 71WIREDB2-C1~7,000 words24 minfast
Taking a Syrian Family Back Home After Dictatorship Fell (fled 14 years ago)
score 71Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words38 minfast
Every Wes Anderson Movie, Explained by Wes Anderson | Vanity Fair
score 71Vanity FairB1-B2~3,000 words56 minfastauto subs
The Uncomfortable Truth About Ozempic (Updated Version)
score 71Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~9,000 words16 minfast
A Bold Idea to Rebuild the Working Class | Molly Hemstreet | TED
score 71TEDB2-C1~5,000 words7 minfast
Anok Yai Gets Ready for the Met Gala | Vanity Fair
score 71Vanity FairB1-C2~4,000 words7 minfast
The Truth About Creatine & Exercise! 30% Of People Will Die From This! The Healthy Ageing Doctor
score 71The Diary Of A CEOB2-C2~9,000 words1h 45mfastauto subs
The Art of Reading Minds | Oz Pearlman | TED
score 71TEDB1-B2~4,000 words14 minfast
JRE MMA Show #174 with Terence Crawford
score 71PowerfulJREB1-B2~3,000 words2h 11mfastauto subs
Surgeon Answers Transplant Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 71WIREDB2-C1~6,000 words20 minfast
Joe Rogan Experience #2375 - Tim Dillon
score 71PowerfulJREB1-C1~4,000 words2h 41mfastauto subs
Secret Buddhist Practice To Stop Self Hate & Overthinking!
score 71The Diary Of A CEOB1-B2~4,000 words1h 51mfastauto subs
Jensen Huang: NVIDIA - The $4 Trillion Company & the AI Revolution | Lex Fridman Podcast #494
score 71Lex FridmanB2-C2~7,000 words2h 26mfast
Austin Butler & Zoë Kravitz vs. Lie Detector | Vanity Fair
score 71Vanity FairB1-B2~3,000 words16 minfast
Traveling to the Americas’ Most Successful "Dictatorship"
score 72Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words32 minfast
Dakota & Elle Fanning Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity Fair
score 72Vanity FairB1-B2~3,000 words20 minfast
Hudson Williams Gets Ready for the Oscars | Vanity Fair
score 72Vanity FairB2-C1~6,000 words6 minfast
Historian Answers Pirate Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 72WIREDB2-C2~6,000 words20 minfast
Why is There Still a European City in Africa? (we went to find out)
score 72Yes TheoryB1-C1~4,000 words21 minfast
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