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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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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82/1009:24AUTOJ'ai fait couler ma boiteB2-C1 · ~9,000 words · very fastcocadmin

83/10015:23AUTOLa source du bug Crowdstrike enfin révéléeB2-C1 · ~9,000 words · very fastcocadmin

83/1001:03:36AUTOLa dernière avant un moment, merci ❤️B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastSQUEEZIE

83/10021:44AUTO‎B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

83/10012:22AUTOJe vous raconte mes terreurs nocturnes ! (C’est effrayant)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

83/10022:13AUTOLe pire golfeur de l'histoire est génialB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSQUEEZIE

84/1008:48AUTOCette ville est très étrange, The Line !B2-C1 · ~10,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

84/10035:33AUTOSi la Terre Chauffe de +1°C VS 5700°C !B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastPoisson Fécond

84/10048:43AUTOLes Villes de France : Lyon avec Yass & JoëlB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastZACK

84/10010:20AUTOLes plus étranges recherches scientifiques !B2-C1 · ~9,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

84/1001:06:42AUTOSQUELETTE, BRAQUEUR, TRÉSOR… CONSTRUCTEUR DE PISCINE, LES MOMENTS LES PLUS FOUS DE SA CARRIÈREB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastLEGEND

84/10036:50AUTOByilhann peut-il battre un guépard à mains nues ? (Débats dans le van direction Pictionnagrue)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastMcfly et Carlito

84/1009:52AUTO4 Gadgets bannis que n'importe qui peut acheterB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastcocadmin

84/10020:55AUTOQuelles sont VOS pires douleurs ?B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

85/10010:07AUTOMes effrayantes histoires de terreurs nocturnes !B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

85/1001:07:23AUTOPLK se confie pour la première fois dans une interview longueB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastHugoDécrypte - Grands formats

85/10042:54AUTOL’Histoire d’Horreur Qui M’a Fait Perdre 1 400 000€ : CONTE AVENTURE (EDK)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastPoisson Fécond

85/10015:10AUTOLE PAPY LE PLUS MUSCLÉ DE FRANCE !!B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastTibo InShape

86/10020:17AUTOUne Cheffe Cuisinière nous prépare un Ftour INCROYABLE (avec Hamza, ByIlhan & Marjane Bouazdi)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · very fastZACK

86/10014:26AUTO7 méthodes de crevard que j'utilise pour arrêter de payer des abonnementsB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastcocadmin

86/10021:15AUTOIl a été obligé de détourner un avionB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSQUEEZIE

86/10025:45AUTON'acceptez pas son invitation... (Thread Horreur Halloween)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastSQUEEZIE

86/1009:10AUTO10 Apps de hacker que n'importe qui peut installerB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastcocadmin

86/10013:16AUTOJe teste le CBD, la substance magique ?B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

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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