Kilobits Conversion
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What Is a Kilobit?
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A kilobit is a unit used to measure data storage.
Kilobits can be abbreviated as kb; for example, 1 kilobit can be written as 1 kb.
How Much Is a Kilobit?
In the International System of Quantities, one kilobit is equal to 1,000 bits, or 103 bits. However, the kilobit is commonly used interchangeably with the kibibit (Kib), which is equal to 1,024 bits or 210 bits in the binary system.
So, depending on the context, one kilobit is equal to 1,000 or 1,024 bits.
How to Convert Kilobits
To convert kilobits to another unit of data storage, you need to multiply the value by a conversion factor. A conversion factor is a numerical value used to change the units of a measurement without changing the value.[1]
You can find the conversion factors for kilobits in the conversion table below.
Then, multiply the data storage measurement by the conversion factor to find the equivalent value in the desired unit of measurement.
kilobits × conversion factor = result
You can also use a calculator, such as one of the converters below, for the conversion.
Kilobit Measurement Conversion Table
| kilobits | bits | megabits | gigabits | bytes | kilobytes | megabytes | gigabytes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kb | 1,024 b | 0.000977 Mb | 0.00000095367 Gb | 128 B | 0.125 kB | 0.000122 MB | 0.00000011921 GB |
| 2 kb | 2,048 b | 0.001953 Mb | 0.0000019073 Gb | 256 B | 0.25 kB | 0.000244 MB | 0.00000023842 GB |
| 3 kb | 3,072 b | 0.00293 Mb | 0.000002861 Gb | 384 B | 0.375 kB | 0.000366 MB | 0.00000035763 GB |
| 4 kb | 4,096 b | 0.003906 Mb | 0.0000038147 Gb | 512 B | 0.5 kB | 0.000488 MB | 0.00000047684 GB |
| 5 kb | 5,120 b | 0.004883 Mb | 0.0000047684 Gb | 640 B | 0.625 kB | 0.00061 MB | 0.00000059605 GB |
| 6 kb | 6,144 b | 0.005859 Mb | 0.000005722 Gb | 768 B | 0.75 kB | 0.000732 MB | 0.00000071526 GB |
| 7 kb | 7,168 b | 0.006836 Mb | 0.0000066757 Gb | 896 B | 0.875 kB | 0.000854 MB | 0.00000083447 GB |
| 8 kb | 8,192 b | 0.007813 Mb | 0.0000076294 Gb | 1,024 B | 1 kB | 0.000977 MB | 0.00000095367 GB |
| 9 kb | 9,216 b | 0.008789 Mb | 0.0000085831 Gb | 1,152 B | 1.125 kB | 0.001099 MB | 0.0000010729 GB |
| 10 kb | 10,240 b | 0.009766 Mb | 0.0000095367 Gb | 1,280 B | 1.25 kB | 0.001221 MB | 0.0000011921 GB |
| 11 kb | 11,264 b | 0.010742 Mb | 0.00001049 Gb | 1,408 B | 1.375 kB | 0.001343 MB | 0.0000013113 GB |
| 12 kb | 12,288 b | 0.011719 Mb | 0.000011444 Gb | 1,536 B | 1.5 kB | 0.001465 MB | 0.0000014305 GB |
| 13 kb | 13,312 b | 0.012695 Mb | 0.000012398 Gb | 1,664 B | 1.625 kB | 0.001587 MB | 0.0000015497 GB |
| 14 kb | 14,336 b | 0.013672 Mb | 0.000013351 Gb | 1,792 B | 1.75 kB | 0.001709 MB | 0.0000016689 GB |
| 15 kb | 15,360 b | 0.014648 Mb | 0.000014305 Gb | 1,920 B | 1.875 kB | 0.001831 MB | 0.0000017881 GB |
| 16 kb | 16,384 b | 0.015625 Mb | 0.000015259 Gb | 2,048 B | 2 kB | 0.001953 MB | 0.0000019073 GB |
| 17 kb | 17,408 b | 0.016602 Mb | 0.000016212 Gb | 2,176 B | 2.125 kB | 0.002075 MB | 0.0000020266 GB |
| 18 kb | 18,432 b | 0.017578 Mb | 0.000017166 Gb | 2,304 B | 2.25 kB | 0.002197 MB | 0.0000021458 GB |
| 19 kb | 19,456 b | 0.018555 Mb | 0.00001812 Gb | 2,432 B | 2.375 kB | 0.002319 MB | 0.000002265 GB |
| 20 kb | 20,480 b | 0.019531 Mb | 0.000019073 Gb | 2,560 B | 2.5 kB | 0.002441 MB | 0.0000023842 GB |
Kilobit Conversion Calculators
You can also convert data storage using one of our kilobit converters below.
References
- National Institute of Standards & Technology, Unit Conversion, https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/unit-conversion