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)
I 3D-Printed Luigi Mangione’s ‘Ghost Gun’ | Hacklab | WIRED
score 90WIREDB2-C2~6,000 words19 minvery fast
Testing The World's Smartest Crow
score 90Mark RoberB2-C1~6,000 words23 minvery fast
LegalEagle's Devin Stone Answers Criminal Law Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 90WIREDB2-C2~6,000 words29 minvery fast
Bed Bugs- What You've Been Told is Totally False
score 91Mark RoberB2-C2~8,000 words24 minvery fast
'The Last of Us' Cast Tests How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity Fair
score 91Vanity FairB2-C2~8,000 words13 minvery fast
World’s Smallest Nerf Gun Shoots an Ant
score 91Mark RoberB2-C2~8,000 words22 minvery fast
Anti-Aging Expert: Stop Touching Receipts Immediately! The Fast Way To Shrink Visceral Fat!
score 91The Diary Of A CEOB2-C2~10,000 words2h 40mvery fastauto subs
Vortex Cannon vs Drone
score 91Mark RoberB2-C2~6,000 words21 minvery fast
Historian Answers Cold War Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 91WIREDB2-C2~7,000 words30 minvery fast
The best way to become good at something might surprise you - David Epstein
score 91TED-EdB2-C2~11,000 words6 minvery fast
Peptide Expert: What Do Peptides Actually Do? (EXPLAINED) - Dr Alex Tatem
score 91The Diary Of A CEOB2-C2~7,000 words1h 30mvery fastauto subs
Entomologist Answers Insect Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 91WIREDB2-C2~9,000 words32 minvery fast
7 Days Stranded in The Arctic
score 92MrBeastB2-C2~8,000 words32 minvery fast
Anti-Aging Expert: Creatine Is The Fat Loss Secret Doctors Don’t Tell You - Dr. Darren Candow
score 92The Diary Of A CEOB2-C2~10,000 words1h 16mvery fastauto subs
50 YouTube Legends Fight For $1,000,000
score 94MrBeastC1-C2~9,000 words32 minvery fast
Mark Rober vs Dude Perfect- Ultimate Robot Battle
score 95Mark RoberC1-C2~12,000 words19 minvery fast
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