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 Most Insane Weapon You Never Heard About
score 69Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C1~8,000 words14 minfast
Brendan Fraser Breaks Down His Career, from 'The Mummy' to 'The Whale' | Vanity Fair
score 69Vanity FairB1-C1~4,000 words25 minfast
Should you rinse your dishes before placing them in the dishwasher? - Rachel Yang
score 69TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words5 minfast
Mark Zuckerberg: Future of AI at Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp | Lex Fridman Podcast #383
score 69Lex FridmanB1-B2~4,000 words2h 42mfast
Joe Rogan Experience #2387 - Gregg Braden
score 69PowerfulJREB2-C1~5,000 words2h 44mfastauto subs
Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #367
score 69Lex FridmanB1-C1~5,000 words2h 24mfast
Ariana Grande & Bowen Yang Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity Fair
score 69Vanity FairB1-C1~3,000 words19 minfast
Futurama Cast Answer The 50 Most Searched Futurama Questions | WIRED
score 69WIREDB1-B2~3,000 words15 minfast
World’s First Iron Man in Antarctica – PROJECT ICEMAN (4K Full Film)
score 69Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words1h 53mfast
'House of the Dragon' Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity Fair
score 69Vanity FairB1-B2~3,000 words17 minfast
Vaping Is Too Good To Be True
score 69Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~11,000 words14 minfast
Joe Rogan Experience #2391 - Duncan Trussell
score 69PowerfulJREB1-C1~4,000 words2h 42mfastauto subs
GERMANY IS OVER
score 69Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~9,000 words14 minfast
Surviving Largest Tornado Outbreak Ever Recorded (Full Episode) | Witness to Disaster | Nat Geo
score 69National GeographicB2-C1~7,000 words44 minfast
Trump Blames Vandals for Slashing Reflecting Pool, Negotiations Continue for U.S. and Iran Deal
score 69The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonB1-C1~5,000 words12 minfast
Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #428
score 69Lex FridmanB2-C2~7,000 words2h 35mfast
Fear Factor Detroit (Full Episode) | Drugs, Inc: The Fix
score 70National GeographicB2-C1~4,000 words44 minfast
David Pakman: Politics of Trump, Biden, Bernie, AOC, Socialism & Wokeism | Lex Fridman Podcast #375
score 70Lex FridmanB1-C1~5,000 words3h 31mfast
We Took a 102-Year-Old to Her Last Continent
score 70Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words30 minfast
Charan Ranganath: Human Memory, Imagination, Deja Vu, and False Memories | Lex Fridman Podcast #430
score 70Lex FridmanB1-C2~5,000 words3h 11mfast
Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin | Lex Fridman Podcast #339
score 70Lex FridmanB1-C1~6,000 words4h 11mfastauto subs
Let's Kill You a Billion Times to Make You Immortal
score 70Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C1~8,000 words12 minfast
Paradise Island in the World’s Most Dangerous Country
score 70Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words40 minfast
Is the Amazon Rainforest disappearing? - Anna Rothschild
score 70TED-EdB2-C2~11,000 words5 minfast
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