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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score 75The Diary Of A CEOB2-C1~6,000 words2h 32mfastauto subs
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score 75Vanity FairB1-B2~2,000 words19 minfast
Joe Rogan Experience #2515 - Chase Hughes
score 75PowerfulJREB1-C1~5,000 words2h 32mfastauto subs
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score 75The Diary Of A CEOB1-C1~5,000 words2h 22mfastauto subs
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score 75Lex FridmanB2-C1~6,000 words3h 33mfast
Giancarlo Esposito Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
score 75WIREDB1-B2~3,000 words14 minfast
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score 75PowerfulJREB1-B2~3,000 words2h 47mfastauto subs
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score 75Lex FridmanB2-C1~7,000 words3h 8mfast
James Sexton: Divorce Lawyer on Marriage, Relationships, Sex, Lies & Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #396
score 75Lex FridmanB1-B2~4,000 words3h 45mfast
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score 75Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellC1-C2~14,000 words11 minfast
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score 75Vanity FairB1-B2~3,000 words26 minfast
Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck | Lex Fridman Podcast #421
score 75Lex FridmanB1-B2~2,000 words1h 30mfast
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score 75MrBeastB1-B2~3,000 words40 minfast
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score 75The Diary Of A CEOB2-C2~7,000 words2h 17mfastauto subs
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score 75Lex FridmanB1-B2~4,000 words2h 43mfast
Joe Rogan Experience #2378 - Charlie Sheen
score 75PowerfulJREB1-B2~3,000 words2h 52mfastauto subs
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score 75Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words30 minfast
Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games | Lex Fridman Podcast #475
score 76Lex FridmanB2-C1~6,000 words2h 28mfast
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score 76WIREDC1-C2~12,000 words36 minfast
Joe Rogan Experience #2507 - Harland Williams
score 76PowerfulJREB1-C1~4,000 words3h 14mfastauto subs
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score 76TED-EdC1-C2~16,000 words5 minfast
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score 76The Diary Of A CEOB1-C1~5,000 words1h 51mfastauto subs
Joe Rogan Experience #2379 - Matthew McConaughey
score 76PowerfulJREB1-B2~4,000 words2h 46mfastauto subs
Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #472
score 76Lex FridmanB2-C2~8,000 words3h 15mfast
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