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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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LevelAny Beginner Intermediate Advanced

LengthAny Under 10 min 10–30 min Over 30 min

PaceAny Slow Medium Fast Very fast

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

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73/1003:51AUTOLe Mouhalabieh, le flan libanais à la fleur d'oranger sans oeufs, gluten ni gélatineB2-C1 · ~14,000 words · very fastHervé Cuisine

73/10010:22AUTOL'effrayant secret des nouvelles cigarettes (Snus)B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

73/10023:02AUTOFaire les Jobs Les Plus Glauques : ÇA FAIT QUOI ?!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastPoisson Fécond

73/10033:47AUTOEMPRESS : la reine controversée du piratage de jeux vidéoB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastSylvqin

73/10025:35AUTOQUE SONT-ILS DEVENUS ? (Version Football) #4B2-C2 · ~13,000 words · very fastZACK

73/1002:02:52AUTOEDGAR-YVES, HUMORISTE : 2H DE FOU RIRE AVEC CELUI QUI DIT TOUT CE QU'IL PENSE SUR NOTRE SOCIÉTÉ !B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastLEGEND

73/10037:31AUTOXavier Niel : l'histoire que personne ne raconteB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastUnderscore_

73/10047:20AUTOL’Iceberg des Anomalies HumainesB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastPoisson Fécond

73/10011:27AUTOL'histoire hallucinante du LSD !B2-C1 · ~10,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

73/1001:40:36AUTOComment Vivre de Youtube : Le Guide Complet (Partie 1)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastTibo InShape

73/1001:17:47AUTOON OUVRE 50 000€ DE CARTES POKÉMON (Dracaufeu ou pas ?)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fastAmixem

73/10032:54AUTO24h avec Lesley Ugochukwu et les Francophones de Burnley (Hannibal Mejbri, Max Estève, Zeki Amdouni)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastZACK

73/1009:55AUTO7 photos troublantes de l'espace !B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

73/10011:34AUTOConfigure ton MacBook comme ça ou juste jette-le !B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastcocadmin

73/10017:08Rénovation de la cuisine sans se ruinerB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastPaulygones

74/10040:19AUTOOn parle, on peint, on joue à WARHAMMER avec Alphacast parfait en expertB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastMcfly et Carlito

74/1001:08:00AUTOLéon Marchand et Squeezie en chaussettes (ft Freddy Gladieux & Oscar) - Micro Chaussettes #2B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastSQUEEZIE

74/10034:09AUTOEt Si il y Avait Plus AUCUNE Eau Potable sur Terre ?B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastPoisson Fécond

74/10011:07AUTOLes plus flippantes intelligences artificielles ! (c'est chaud...)B1-B2 · ~6,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

74/1006:17AUTOLa meilleure tarte au citron sans œufs ni lait 🍋 Bien citronnée, moins sucrée et légèreB2-C1 · ~13,000 words · very fastHervé Cuisine

74/10053:08AUTOCette idée de Fianso a fait basculer sa carrière | NumbersB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastKonbini

74/1001:48:05AUTOSAGE-FEMME : LES HISTOIRES LES PLUS FOLLES VÉCUES EN SALLE D’ACCOUCHEMENTB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastLEGEND

74/10011:21AUTOC'est quoi les pires douleurs ? #3B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

74/10043:35AUTOL'histoire insolite de l'alcool sur 10 000 ans !B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastPoisson Fécond

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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