Comprehensible input · French
5 French 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.
5
learner channels
792
videos scored
242 h
of material
The ranking
| # | Channel | Level range (0–100) | Median | Typical band | Pace | Videos | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | innerFrench | 4–45 | 8 | B1-B2 | slow | 211 | 113 h |
| 2 | Français Authentique | 4–42 | 8 | B1-B2 | slow | 198 | 50 h |
| 3 | Piece of French | 4–36 | 8 | B1-B2 | slow | 69 | 16 h |
| 4 | Français avec Nelly | 5–31 | 8 | B1-B2 | slow | 129 | 25 h |
| 5 | Français avec Pierre | 5–27 | 9 | B1-B2 | slow | 185 | 38 h |
5 of these 5 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 4 to 45. 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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Darwin express : Les nouveaux défis de l'évolution | Documentaire | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words53 minslowauto subs
France et Algérie : la réelle histoire
score 10HugoDécrypte - Grands formatsB2-C1~9,000 words52 minslowauto subs
Les États peuvent-ils s’endetter sans fin ? | 42 - La réponse à presque tout | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words27 minslowauto subs
Canicule à Vienne, fini les calèches ? | ARTE Regards
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words30 minslowauto subs
Les grands mythes : L'Odyssée (Intégrale) | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words4h 21mslowauto subs
Cap Corse, le mystère des anneaux | Documentaire | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~9,000 words1h 32mslowauto subs
Ces villes qui n'existent pas | PhantasIA #7 | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words23 minslowauto subs
Casse du siècle au Liban | Documentaire | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C2~10,000 words1h 35mslowauto subs
Kirghizistan : la démocratie confisquée | ARTE Reportage
score 10ARTEB2-C2~9,000 words25 minslowauto subs
Le mythe des profondeurs | Sous-marins (1/2) | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~9,000 words52 minslowauto subs
La conférence d'Emmanuel Macron au Forum économique de Davos 2026
score 10QuotidienB2-C1~8,000 words31 minslowauto subs
Edgar Morin, journal d'une vie | Documentaire | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~9,000 words54 minslowauto subs
Crète, le mythe du labyrinthe | Enquêtes archéologiques | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~10,000 words26 minslowauto subs
L’amour aujourd’hui : comment ça marche ? | Twist | ARTE
score 10ARTEB1-C1~5,000 words30 minslowauto subs
Toutankhamon, le trésor redécouvert | Documentaire (2018) | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words1h 32mslowauto subs
L’esclave qui a détruit l'empire aztèque
score 10Nota BeneB2-C1~9,000 words20 minslow
Je Bats 10 Records du Monde Seul !
score 10FastGoodCuisineB2-C2~7,000 words17 minslowauto subs
La princesse rouge | Documentaire (2022) | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words54 minslowauto subs
Cybercriminalité, des attaques bien réelles | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words52 minslowauto subs
Dopamine, comment les applis piègent notre cerveau | Documentaire | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~10,000 words54 minslowauto subs
Alpes : quand la police chausse les skis | ARTE Regards
score 10ARTEB2-C1~7,000 words30 minslowauto subs
Le combat de l'Ukraine pour la culture | Tracks East | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C2~8,000 words31 minslowauto subs
Les grands mythes : L'Iliade (Intégrale) | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~9,000 words4h 19mslowauto subs
Groenland : Inuites, et fières de l’être | ARTE Reportage
score 10ARTEB2-C2~8,000 words25 minslowauto subs
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