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)
Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris | Lex Fridman Podcast #418
score 62Lex FridmanB2-C2~7,000 words4h 57mfast
Kanye 'Ye' West Interview | Lex Fridman Podcast #332
score 62Lex FridmanB1-B2~3,000 words2h 26mfast
Kevin Hart: They're Lying To You About How To Become A Millionaire! I Was Doing 28 Sets A Weekend!
score 62The Diary Of A CEOB1-B2~3,000 words1h 37mfastauto subs
Trump Sleeps Through NBA Finals, Gets Blamed by Knicks Fans for Team’s Loss | The Tonight Show
score 62The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonB1-C2~5,000 words12 minfast
Holy Smuggler (Full Episode) | To Catch a Smuggler: Rome
score 62National GeographicB1-B2~5,000 words44 minfast
Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Whistleblowers Were Right About Aliens
score 62The Diary Of A CEOB1-C1~5,000 words1h 49mfastauto subs
Child Attachment Expert: We're Stressing Newborns & It's Causing ADHD! Hidden Dangers Of Daycare!
score 62The Diary Of A CEOB2-C1~5,000 words2h 39mfastauto subs
Your Hidden Superpower
score 62Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB1-B2~5,000 words2 minfast
Chamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker & Happiness | Lex Fridman Podcast #338
score 62Lex FridmanB1-C1~5,000 words2h 57mfastauto subs
How to uncover your best ideas
score 62TED-EdA2-B1~2,000 words4 minfast
Why Are There No Holes Around Trees?
score 62Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~8,000 words11 minfast
How The Dinosaurs Actually Died
score 62Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~11,000 words12 minfast
Dakota Johnson Takes Another Lie Detector Test | Vanity Fair
score 62Vanity FairB1-B2~3,000 words13 minfast
Millie Bobby Brown & Louis Partridge Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity Fair
score 62Vanity FairB2-C1~6,000 words21 minfast
Knocking on Doors… to Fly A Stranger Around the World (ENDED IN AFRICA)
score 62Yes TheoryB1-B2~2,000 words33 minfastauto subs
Jamie Campbell Bower Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
score 63WIREDB1-B2~3,000 words10 minfast
Cognitive Decline Expert: The Disease That Starts in Your 30s but Kills You in Your 70s
score 63The Diary Of A CEOB2-C2~9,000 words2h 5mfastauto subs
Abandoned in Germany with $0 for 24 Hours (Man vs. Woman)
score 63Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words46 minfast
Ivanka Trump: Politics, Family, Real Estate, Fashion, Music, and Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #436
score 63Lex FridmanB1-C1~4,000 words3h 4mfast
How the lead industry lied to the public for decades - Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner
score 63TED-EdC1-C2~14,000 words5 minfast
Michelle Obama: This Is A Scam! People Were Running From Us Because We Were Black!
score 63The Diary Of A CEOB1-B2~3,000 words1h 28mfastauto subs
I Took a Stranger to the World’s Most Beautiful Country
score 63Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words25 minfastauto subs
Graham Hancock: Lost Civilization of the Ice Age & Ancient Human History | Lex Fridman Podcast #449
score 63Lex FridmanB2-C2~7,000 words2h 33mfast
Edward Frenkel: Reality is a Paradox - Mathematics, Physics, Truth & Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #370
score 63Lex FridmanB1-C1~6,000 words3h 47mfast
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