Comprehensible input · French

Comprehensible input in French

5,454 videos from 47 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

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ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,822)Entertainment (1,365)Talk shows (623)Podcasts (523)

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61/10023:35AUTO30 000 000€ POUR EN ARRIVER LÀB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastJOYCA

61/1004:24AUTOMini pavlovas fraise chocolat ... succès assuré avec ces bouchées gourmandesB2-C1 · ~15,000 words · very fastHervé Cuisine

61/1001:32:55AUTOCOMMENT UNE BLESSURE A RENDU CET ENTREPRENEUR RICHE ? ET LE QUOTIDIEN FOU D’UN BODYBUILDER DE 135 KGB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastLEGEND

61/10028:25AUTOCette technologie va être partout en 2025 (et c'est génial)B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastUnderscore_

61/10012:57AUTOL'effrayant secret derrière la MDMA !B2-C1 · ~9,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

61/10012:31AUTO5 phénomènes quantiques hallucinants !B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

61/10036:55AUTOIl vit à BORDEAUX depuis 6 ans, voici son TÉMOIGNAGEB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastBruno Maltor

61/1004:24AUTOMini pavlova façon dessert chic : la recette facile et bluffanteB2-C1 · ~13,000 words · very fastHervé Cuisine

61/10040:58AUTOL'Iceberg des Mystères de la forêt Amazonienne !B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastPoisson Fécond

61/10019:46AUTOJ'installe un datacenter dans ma cuisineB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fastcocadmin

61/1003:17AUTOLe gâteau patate douce, difficile de s'arrêter à une seule part ... on en raffole iciB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastHervé Cuisine

61/10023:49AUTOPARANORMAL RÉEL OU FAKE ? (feat. Atom)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastLE GRAND JD

61/1003:01:13AUTOLa violence de l'univers crypto - HasheurB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastMatthieu Stefani - Génération Do It Yourself

61/10015:52AUTOCanicule, climatisation : l’avis avisé de Jean-Marc JancoviciB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastQuotidien

61/1001:01:47AUTOPierre Niney a percé grâce à son visage de "rat" 😭 | Small TalkB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastKonbini

61/1004:24AUTOMini pavlova façon dessert chic : la recette facile et bluffanteB2-C1 · ~11,000 words · very fastHervé Cuisine

61/1001:01:51AUTOMa discussion sans filtre, avec OrelsanB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastHugoDécrypte - Grands formats

61/1001:04:41AUTOON MANGE 30 PLATS DE 30 PAYS (et on les juge) avec Manu PayetB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastAmixem

61/1009:28AUTOTrump vient d’enterrer le climatB2-C1 · ~9,000 words · very fastHugoDécrypte - Actus du jour

61/1001:50:34AUTOPOMPIER : PREMIER ARRIVÉ SUR L’ATTENTAT DE CHARLIE HEBDO, IL RACONTE LES HORREURSB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastLEGEND

61/10026:41AUTOL'interview face cachée de François CivilB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastHugoDécrypte - Grands formats

61/10027:57AUTOC'est la fin des PC bon marchéB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastUnderscore_

61/1008:10AUTOCACHER un vis à vis Naturellement !B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastAction Création

61/10020:01AUTOLa norme 5G est une mafiaB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastUnderscore_

French channels, ranked

ChannelsAny Made for learners Real-world content

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.

#	Channel	Level range (0–100)	Median	Vocabulary range	Pace	Videos	Hours
1	Français Plus Facile	3–12	6	B1-B2	slow	131	25 h
2	Simply French Podcast \| Easy French	3–11	7	B1-C1	slow	166	39 h
3	innerFrench	4–45	8	B1-C1	slow	211	113 h
4	Français Authentique	4–42	8	B1-B2	slow	198	50 h
5	Piece of French	4–36	8	B1-C1	slow	69	16 h
6	Français avec Nelly	5–31	8	B1-C1	slow	128	25 h
7	Français avec Pierre	5–27	9	B1-C1	slow	184	37 h
8	French In Motion	7–21	10	B1-C1	slow	34	7 h
9	Free Documentary Français	5–22	10	B2-C2	slow	164	152 h
10	Le Précepteur	7–49	10	B2-C1	slow	139	110 h
11	ARTE	6–53	10	B2-C2	slow	280	210 h
12	Passe-Science	12–37	19	B2-C1	medium	37	14 h
13	AstronoGeek	8–51	21	B2-C2	medium	78	44 h
14	Nota Bene	8–45	22	B2-C1	medium	185	63 h
15	Balade Mentale	10–51	22	B2-C1	medium	117	46 h
16	Chat Sceptique	9–46	23	B2-C1	medium	42	7 h
17	Le Réveilleur	10–38	26	B2-C1	medium	26	20 h
18	France Culture	9–76	28	B2-C1	medium	144	96 h
19	FastGoodCuisine	8–60	29	B2-C2	medium	100	46 h
20	ScienceEtonnante	17–52	30	B2-C1	medium	63	27 h
21	HugoDécrypte - Grands formats	6–85	36	B1-C1	medium	100	61 h
22	LE GRAND JD	7–81	36	B1-C1	medium	99	42 h
23	Heu?reka	16–54	38	B2-C1	fast	44	36 h
24	Stupid Economics	26–73	38	B2-C1	medium	31	12 h
25	Clique TV	12–70	39	B1-C1	medium	92	69 h
26	Quotidien	8–72	40	B1-C1	fast	115	32 h
27	Matthieu Stefani - Génération Do It Yourself	7–72	41	B1-C1	fast	128	308 h
28	Le Chantier des Max	7–66	42	B1-B2	fast	196	76 h
29	JOYCA	9–75	42	B1-C2	medium	80	55 h
30	SQUEEZIE	9–90	43	B1-C2	very fast	94	69 h
31	Bruno Maltor	11–81	44	B2-C2	fast	142	47 h
32	Konbini	10–87	45	B1-C1	fast	107	77 h
33	DirtyBiology	30–65	45	B2-C1	fast	51	18 h
34	HugoDécrypte - Actus du jour	31–63	46	B2-C1	fast	301	61 h
35	Amixem	30–73	47	B2-C2	fast	99	70 h
36	LEGEND	6–84	48	B1-B2	very fast	196	287 h
37	Paulygones	20–81	49	B2-C1	very fast	28	7 h
38	Action Création	17–76	52	B1-C1	fast	122	19 h
39	Underscore_	25–82	54	B2-C2	very fast	125	52 h
40	Sylvqin	9–76	56	B1-C2	very fast	36	17 h
41	ZACK	20–90	58	B1-C2	very fast	107	138 h
42	Hervé Cuisine	12–81	58	B2-C1	very fast	185	15 h
43	Tibo InShape	9–88	58	B2-C2	very fast	87	40 h
44	Mcfly et Carlito	30–84	59	B1-C2	very fast	97	76 h
45	Poisson Fécond	47–88	66	B2-C1	very fast	117	57 h
46	Dr Nozman	37–88	68	B2-C1	very fast	119	28 h
47	cocadmin	52–91	77	B2-C1	very fast	60	17 h

The vocabulary range is each channel’s own spread, not a single verdict: in three of every four of its videos the vocabulary starts at the lower level or above and stays at the upper one or below. Its top end tracks how far the rare words reach, so a channel devoted to one subject sits high on it without being hard to follow — the median score is the column that answers that.

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