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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E129 Les habitudes bizarres des Français
score 14innerFrenchB1-B2~4,000 words41 minmediumauto subs
E92 De Paris au Pérou
score 14innerFrenchB1-B2~4,000 words1h 3mmediumauto subs
E160 Vous faites quoi pour Noël ?
score 15innerFrenchB1-B2~5,000 words39 minmediumauto subs
E158 Comment la drogue est-elle devenue taboue en France ?
score 17innerFrenchB2-C1~7,000 words34 minmediumauto subs
E96 Louise Michel : héroïne de la Commune et pionnière du féminisme
score 19innerFrenchB2-C1~7,000 words40 minmediumauto subs
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