English videos for level B1

For each video we counted the share of words a typical B1 learner already knows, and how many new words you will meet.

Sorted for a typical B1 learner. Take the test to sort the list for your own result.

Best for learning

You probably know 90–95% of the words: you will follow the video and meet new words along the way.

NEW TIER LIST For LOW ELO on Patch 12.17 - League of Legends ProGuides Challenger League of Legends Guides · 10 min ≈ 93% familiar words · ≈ 72 new words
The Art of Scarf Styling - How to Style a Scarf - 25 Easy Ways - 1988 TheShesmovedon · 16 min ≈ 93% familiar words · ≈ 57 new words
Update: Tom Holland's Spider-Man Contract With Marvel & Sony After Spider-Man: No Way Home Small Screen · 2 min ≈ 93% familiar words · ≈ 14 new words
The Traitors' Claudia Winkleman reads Monkeypig 🙊🐷 | CBeebies Bedtime Story for Toddlers 🌙📖 CBeebies · 7 min ≈ 93% familiar words · ≈ 28 new words
Mental distress is a real issue, says new review | BBC Learning English from the News BBC Learning English · 8 min ≈ 94% familiar words · ≈ 26 new words
FFXIV Black Mage On Controller?!? My Favorite Cross Hotbar Setup Bun Boss FFXIV · 5 min ≈ 93% familiar words · ≈ 30 new words
How to write a simple mock class in C++ using GMock framework Patryk Kowalski · 17 min ≈ 93% familiar words · ≈ 26 new words
The Best & Worst Transformers Movies Ranked : Movie Feuds ep150 Adam Does Movies · 5 min ≈ 93% familiar words · ≈ 37 new words
Halloween with Hey Duggee | Spooky Fun for Babies and Toddlers | CBeebies 🎃 🕷️ CBeebies · 24 min ≈ 93% familiar words · ≈ 42 new words
What can science tell us about the pain of a broken heart? ⏲️ 6 Minute English BBC Learning English · 6 min ≈ 94% familiar words · ≈ 24 new words
Destiny - Xur Sells THE LAST WORD ! - Xur's Loot & Location - D1 & D2 - February 2nd 2018 DPJ · 4 min ≈ 92% familiar words · ≈ 33 new words
Quad Lock Vibration Dampener | Long Term 7000km Honest Review Moto Feelz · 4 min ≈ 92% familiar words · ≈ 26 new words

Easy to watch

You probably know 95% of the words or more. Good for relaxed watching.

CONCEPT ART NOBLE TEAM! *Flustered MCX* Halo Mega - Pt.2 🔥 TheDomain · 12 min ≈ 95% familiar words · ≈ 51 new words
Rotated parabola Jackson Fox · 3 min ≈ 95% familiar words · ≈ 11 new words
*NEW* HIVE MIND Guide (Walkthrough, strategy and tips!) - Shadowgun Legends JHC Gaming · 14 min ≈ 95% familiar words · ≈ 31 new words
If you know these 15 idioms, your English is AMAZING! English with Lucy · 14 min ≈ 95% familiar words · ≈ 40 new words
Get Ready to Go Song with Elmo & the Cat in the Hat 👕 👖 | Sesame Street Songs 🎵 Sesame Street · 3 min ≈ 96% familiar words · ≈ 7 new words
H3H3 Productions | House Tour | Ethan Klein & Hila Klein Famous Entertainment 500K Subs · 11 min ≈ 95% familiar words · ≈ 46 new words
CSS position deep dive Kevin Powell · 28 min ≈ 95% familiar words · ≈ 54 new words
Borderlands 3: How To GET OFFLINE INCREASED LEGENDARIES While Playing ONLINE With Friends - Guide DPJ · 10 min ≈ 95% familiar words · ≈ 16 new words
Sew and Knit, Adverbs, Yellowstone, Open Boat 2 VOA Learning English · 30 min ≈ 95% familiar words · ≈ 55 new words
Doctor Peppa Examines George 🩻 Peppa Becomes a DOCTOR 🩺 Peppa Pig Full Episodes | 20 Minutes Peppa Pig - Official Channel · 21 min ≈ 96% familiar words · ≈ 31 new words
I PAID £600 FOR A VIRUS! | 7 Houseplants I Regret Buying! Kaylee Ellen · 20 min ≈ 95% familiar words · ≈ 73 new words
How To Draw A Simple Cloud In Adobe Illustrator DiaGraphics · 3 min ≈ 95% familiar words · ≈ 11 new words

A bit harder

You probably know 80–90% of the words: lots of new words, best with pauses and subtitles.

Highlander: Quickenings Explained ComicgeddonTV · 7 min ≈ 90% familiar words · ≈ 47 new words
10 OP BUILDS & CHAMPS for EVERY ROLE on Patch 13.13 - League of Legends Season 13 ProGuides Challenger League of Legends Guides · 7 min ≈ 90% familiar words · ≈ 80 new words
Corrosion | Reactions | Chemistry | FuseSchool FuseSchool - Global Education · 3 min ≈ 90% familiar words · ≈ 16 new words
FIRST LOOK At The BERING MARINE 34! (Top Speed 40+ Knots!) Yacht Buoy · 14 min ≈ 90% familiar words · ≈ 101 new words
2004 Infiniti G35 Coupe|17726B Neighborhood Car Reviews · 5 min ≈ 90% familiar words · ≈ 23 new words
11 - The Vowels อิ อี And อุ อู - Thai Reading Writing by AUA algworld · 9 min ≈ 90% familiar words · ≈ 32 new words
EXCLUSIVE: Birth Of Hull #2 Of The EXTREME PASSAGE MAKER 78 Explorer Yacht! Yacht Buoy · 14 min ≈ 89% familiar words · ≈ 89 new words
HAIR SEBUM - How to TEST and REGULATE it GreenBeauty · 9 min ≈ 90% familiar words · ≈ 59 new words
✅ ❌ Dell Latitude 14 7420 - Top 5 Reasons to BUY or NOT to buy it LaptopMedia · 5 min ≈ 90% familiar words · ≈ 49 new words
Total War: WARHAMMER III - What is Champions of Chaos Total War · 2 min ≈ 90% familiar words · ≈ 26 new words
The IBM Quantum State of the Union IBM Research · 33 min ≈ 90% familiar words · ≈ 170 new words
2024 Newmar London Aire Motorhome, Official Tour | Luxury Class A RV Newmar Official · 9 min ≈ 90% familiar words · ≈ 68 new words

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How we count

We take the video's subtitles and look up every word in the WordStudy dictionary of 84,633 English words, each with a CEFR level.
For a level we use a typical learner: almost every word of the levels below, most words of their own level and fewer of the next one. If you have taken our test, we use your own result instead.
The percentage is the share of familiar words, not of understood meaning. Research on reading and listening suggests that with about 95% of the words known people follow the meaning comfortably; at 90% it varies a lot from person to person.

Questions

Why 90–95% and not 100%?

If you know every word, there is nothing new to learn. At 90–95% you understand the video and still meet new words — the best mix for learning.

Are the subtitles checked by people?

Some channels publish their own subtitles; for others the automatic YouTube subtitles are used. Automatic subtitles have mistakes, so treat the numbers as an estimate.

Can I learn the words of any video?

Yes. In WordStudy add words from any YouTube video by its link — the app shows the words with translations into your language, and you choose which ones to learn.

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