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

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Easy English64831B1-B2medium13837 h
2BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
3Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
4Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 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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Neil Gershenfeld: Self-Replicating Robots and the Future of Fabrication | Lex Fridman Podcast #380
score 57Lex FridmanB2-C2~10,000 words2h 7mmedium
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No. 1 Sugar Expert: You've Been Sold A Lie About "Healthy" Food!
score 57The Diary Of A CEOB2-C2~10,000 words1h 51mmediumauto subs
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Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Da Vinci & Ben Franklin | Lex Fridman Podcast #395
score 57Lex FridmanB1-C1~5,000 words2h 8mfast
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Tsunami: Breaking News (Full Episode) | Tsunami: Race Against Time | National Geographic
score 57National GeographicB1-B2~4,000 words44 minfast
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Dr. Martha Beck (Oprah's Life Coach): This Weird Trick Reduces Anxiety & Fixed My Childhood Trauma!
score 57The Diary Of A CEOB1-B2~4,000 words2h 17mfastauto subs
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What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild
score 57TED-EdC1-C2~12,000 words6 minmedium
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Why are there so many different kinds of dogs? - Kathleen Morrill Pirovich
score 57TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words5 minmedium
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Are there any places on Earth with no bugs? - Charles Wallace
score 57TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words5 minmedium
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Gordon Ramsay Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
score 57WIREDB2-C1~5,000 words9 minfast
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Inside the Dangerous World of Illegal Gambling (Full Episode) | Trafficked | National Geographic
score 57National GeographicB2-C1~4,000 words44 minfast
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History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 57WIREDC1-C2~12,000 words34 minmedium
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How hat fashion has evolved throughout history - Alison L. Goodrum
score 58TED-EdC1-C2~19,000 words5 minmedium
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Harvard Professor Answers Middle East Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 58WIREDB2-C2~6,000 words38 minfast
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Inside Pakistan’s Most Dangerous City (surreal)
score 58Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words38 minfast
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How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED
score 58TEDB1-C1~6,000 words18 minfast
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How Common Knowledge Shapes the World | Steven Pinker | TED
score 58TEDC1-C2~11,000 words14 minmedium
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Can we actually control superintelligent AI? | Ada, Ep. 4
score 58TED-EdB2-C2~7,000 words11 minfast
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There Are Thousands of Alien Empires in The Milky Way
score 58Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C1~7,000 words14 minfast
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Why was this kung fu masterpiece banned? - Gladys Mac
score 58TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words5 minmedium
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CORTIS Reveal Uncomfortable Truths in the Hot Seat | Vanity Fair
score 58Vanity FairB1-C1~4,000 words17 minfast
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How to Become a K-pop Superstar — in 7 Minutes | Charlene Kaye | TED
score 58TEDB1-C1~4,000 words8 minfast
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Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #432
score 58Lex FridmanB1-B2~3,000 words2h 19mfast
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How to Use Your Muscles — or Risk Losing Them (W/ Bonnie Tsui) | How to Be a Better Human | TED
score 58TEDB1-C1~4,000 words13 minfastauto subs
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Is AI Ruining Music? | Dustin Ballard | TED
score 58TEDB2-C1~7,000 words11 minfast
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