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)
Real Madrid's $1 Billion Super Stadium Upgrade (Full Episode) | Megastructures | National Geographic
score 52National GeographicB2-C2~9,000 words45 minmedium
History vs. Russia’s most infamous empress - Carolyn Harris
score 52TED-EdB2-C2~10,000 words7 minmedium
This is what happens in your brain when you can’t recall a word - Cella Wright
score 52TED-EdB2-C2~10,000 words6 minmedium
A Multigenerational Musical Journey | Yijia Tu | TED
score 53TEDB2-C1~5,000 words10 minmedium
New York City's Most Iconic Foods in 24 Hours | Epic Food Journeys with Mark Wiens | Nat Geo
score 53National GeographicB2-C2~9,000 words27 minmediumauto subs
Joe Rogan Experience #2447 - Mike Benz
score 53PowerfulJREB2-C2~8,000 words2h 39mmediumauto subs
Secrets of a Japanese Island Where People Live Forever (100+ Years)
score 53Yes TheoryB1-C1~4,000 words26 minmediumauto subs
Billie Eilish: Same Interview, The Eighth Year | Vanity Fair
score 53Vanity FairB1-B2~3,000 words18 minfast
Birth of Planet Earth ft. Will Smith (Full Episode) | One Strange Rock | National Geographic
score 53National GeographicB2-C1~6,000 words47 minmedium
Will AI Make Humans Useless? | Akram Awad | TED
score 53TEDB2-C2~7,000 words12 minmedium
The Science of Making Fruits and Veggies Last Longer | Jenny Du | TED
score 53TEDB2-C2~8,000 words12 minmedium
'The Substance' Director Coralie Fargeat Breaks Down Key Scenes | Vanity Fair
score 53Vanity FairB1-B2~3,000 words21 minmedium
The dark origins of Disney fairy tales - Claudia Schwabe
score 53TED-EdC1-C2~14,000 words6 minmedium
50hrs in The Most Nuked Place on Earth Erased from Maps ☢️
score 53Yes TheoryB2-C1~5,000 words27 minmedium
Have we reached the limit of computer power? - Sajan Saini and George Zaidan
score 53TED-EdC1-C2~15,000 words5 minmedium
Magnus Carlsen: Greatest Chess Player of All Time | Lex Fridman Podcast #315
score 54Lex FridmanB1-B2~4,000 words2h 32mfast
The Drug Mule Scam (Full Episode) | Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller | Nat Geo
score 54National GeographicB1-C1~5,000 words44 minmedium
Joe Rogan Experience #2422 - Jensen Huang
score 54PowerfulJREB1-C1~5,000 words2h 28mmediumauto subs
Ray Dalio: We’re Heading Into Very, Very Dark Times! America & The UK’s Decline Is Coming!
score 54The Diary Of A CEOB1-B2~4,000 words1h 34mmediumauto subs
1984 by George Orwell | Lex Fridman
score 54Lex FridmanB2-C2~6,000 words58 minmedium
Javier Milei: President of Argentina - Freedom, Economics, and Corruption | Lex Fridman Podcast #453
score 54Lex FridmanB2-C1~7,000 words1h 57mmedium
Russian Ghost Town on the North Pole
score 54Yes TheoryB2-C1~5,000 words21 minmediumauto subs
I Jumped the World’s Most Extreme Skydive (Near Death Experience)
score 54Yes TheoryB1-C1~4,000 words34 minmediumauto subs
Joe Rogan Experience #2427 - Bret Weinstein
score 54PowerfulJREB2-C2~7,000 words3h 14mmediumauto subs
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