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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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61/10022:05AUTO10 Ans Dans la Tribu la Plus Isolée : ÇA FAIT QUOI ?!B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastPoisson Fécond

61/1007:04AUTOCe moelleux chocolat potimarron sans beurre est un des meilleurs que j'ai goûté jusque làB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastHervé Cuisine

61/1004:09AUTOQuiche forestière aux champignons | La tarte d’automne ultra gourmande et facileB2-C1 · ~11,000 words · very fastHervé Cuisine

61/1001:10:28AUTOAlexandra Lamy et David : le Small Talk de l’annéeB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastKonbini

61/10043:23AUTOQUI EST L'IMPOSTEUR ? (ft Aya Nakamura & Géraldine Nakache)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSQUEEZIE

61/10023:05AUTOCES GENS SONT DES HÉROS DU QUOTIDIEN (on en veut plus)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastAmixem

61/1001:37:40AUTOIlyesse, Son Aventure Koh Lanta au bout du Monde - Zack en Roue Libre avec Ilyesse Benyoub (S08E31)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastZACK

61/10024:58AUTOLe braquage de la NASA le plus stupide de l’HistoireB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastSylvqin

61/10030:13AUTOL'Histoire du Plus Vicieux des 🇳azis !B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastPoisson Fécond

61/10018:46AUTOLes applications VRAIMENT UTILES pour VOYAGER !B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastBruno Maltor

61/1001:34:05AUTOTatiana, La Sensation du Stream Français - Zack en Roue Libre avec Tatiana (S08E21)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastZACK

61/10016:23RÉNOVATION de la salle à mangerB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastPaulygones

61/1008:28AUTOComment Avoir un BEAU GAZON? 10 Conseils de Pro ! 👍B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastAction Création

61/1001:24:11AUTOOREILLE D’OR DANS UN SOUS-MARIN NUCLÉAIRE: SES MISSIONS LES PLUS INCROYABLES (missile, infiltration)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastLEGEND

61/10010:38AUTOTest du Robot Tondeuse Blix: Performant, Innovant et Précis !B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastAction Création

61/1004:17AUTOCe gâteau de fromage blanc aux fraises est léger, protéiné et gourmandB2-C1 · ~9,000 words · very fastHervé Cuisine

61/10012:48AUTOL’avion extrême de la Nasa (X-43 A) !B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

61/10056:26AUTO26 céréales feat Florent Bernard et le glucose.B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMcfly et Carlito

61/1001:22:35AUTOKAD MERAD: VIE APRÈS LA MORT, LES ENVIES SEXUELLES À 60 ANS, CALVITIE, BRAD PITT… IL PARLE DE TOUTB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastLEGEND

61/10028:00AUTODes Chefs jugent et refont TOUTE la Carte de la Kazdalerie (avec Joël et Arthur Perticoz)B2-C2 · ~12,000 words · very fastZACK

61/1003:19Pâtes à la feta fondue & tomates rôties : la recette buzz testée et approuvéeB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastHervé Cuisine

61/10039:53AUTOLA BATTLE DES PAYS : on déguste les spécialités Roumaines avec @cyprienB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · very fastMcfly et Carlito

61/10015:31AUTO20 Idées de BRISE-VUE pour se CACHER d’un Vis à Vis !B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastAction Création

61/10023:39AUTOLes Pires Challenges de l'Histoire d'Internet ! (en 22:22)B2-C1 · ~7,000 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	Free Documentary Français	5–22	10	B2-C2	slow	164	152 h
2	Le Précepteur	7–49	10	B2-C1	slow	139	110 h
3	ARTE	6–53	10	B2-C2	slow	280	210 h
4	Passe-Science	12–37	19	B2-C1	medium	37	14 h
5	AstronoGeek	8–51	21	B2-C2	medium	78	44 h
6	Nota Bene	8–45	22	B2-C1	medium	185	63 h
7	Balade Mentale	10–51	22	B2-C1	medium	117	46 h
8	Chat Sceptique	9–46	23	B2-C1	medium	42	7 h
9	Le Réveilleur	10–38	26	B2-C1	medium	26	20 h
10	France Culture	9–76	28	B2-C1	medium	144	96 h
11	FastGoodCuisine	8–60	29	B2-C2	medium	100	46 h
12	ScienceEtonnante	17–52	30	B2-C1	medium	63	27 h
13	HugoDécrypte - Grands formats	6–85	36	B1-C1	medium	100	61 h
14	LE GRAND JD	7–81	36	B1-C1	medium	99	42 h
15	Heu?reka	16–54	38	B2-C1	fast	44	36 h
16	Stupid Economics	26–73	38	B2-C1	medium	31	12 h
17	Clique TV	12–70	39	B1-C1	medium	92	69 h
18	Quotidien	8–72	40	B1-C1	fast	115	32 h
19	Matthieu Stefani - Génération Do It Yourself	7–72	41	B1-C1	fast	128	308 h
20	Le Chantier des Max	7–66	42	B1-B2	fast	196	76 h
21	JOYCA	9–75	42	B1-C2	medium	80	55 h
22	SQUEEZIE	9–90	43	B1-C2	very fast	94	69 h
23	Bruno Maltor	11–81	44	B2-C2	fast	142	47 h
24	Konbini	10–87	45	B1-C1	fast	107	77 h
25	DirtyBiology	30–65	45	B2-C1	fast	51	18 h
26	HugoDécrypte - Actus du jour	31–63	46	B2-C1	fast	301	61 h
27	Amixem	30–73	47	B2-C2	fast	99	70 h
28	LEGEND	6–84	48	B1-B2	very fast	196	287 h
29	Paulygones	20–81	49	B2-C1	very fast	28	7 h
30	Action Création	17–76	52	B1-C1	fast	122	19 h
31	Underscore_	25–82	54	B2-C2	very fast	125	52 h
32	Sylvqin	9–76	56	B1-C2	very fast	36	17 h
33	ZACK	20–90	58	B1-C2	very fast	107	138 h
34	Hervé Cuisine	12–81	58	B2-C1	very fast	185	15 h
35	Tibo InShape	9–88	58	B2-C2	very fast	87	40 h
36	Mcfly et Carlito	30–84	59	B1-C2	very fast	97	76 h
37	Poisson Fécond	47–88	66	B2-C1	very fast	117	57 h
38	Dr Nozman	37–88	68	B2-C1	very fast	119	28 h
39	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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