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Kilobit Converters

Convert kilobits to bits, bytes, kilobytes, megabits and other decimal and binary digital data units.

What this tool does

Convert kilobits to bits, bytes, kilobytes, megabits and other decimal and binary digital data units. Type an amount in kilobits, choose the units, and the tool converts it to kilobytes. It offers 22 data storage units and also shows the same amount in the others.

Inputs

  • Value: A number.
  • From: Choose one from 22 options, including Bit, Kilobit, Megabit, Gigabit, Terabit, Petabit. Starts as Kilobit.
  • To: Choose one of the same 22 units as "From". Starts as Kilobyte.

How to use

  1. Enter the amount you want to convert.
  2. Choose the unit to convert from and the unit to convert to.
  3. Read the result: the converted amount and the same amount in the other units. It appears once every required field has a valid value.

Worked examples

Conversions from kilobits to kilobytes:

  • 1 kbit = 0.125 kB
  • 5 kbit = 0.625 kB
  • 10 kbit = 1.25 kB
  • 50 kbit = 6.25 kB
  • 100 kbit = 12.5 kB

Multiply the number of kilobits by 0.125 to get kilobytes. Both units are exact definitions, so 0.125 is the exact factor: 1 kbit = 0.125 kB.

Sources: Kilobit: SI Brochure, 9th edition (2019, updated 2022), Table 7 (SI prefixes). Kilobyte: SI Brochure, 9th edition (2019, updated 2022), Table 7 (SI prefixes).

Limitations

  • Converts amounts of data. It does not turn a speed into a download time.
  • Decimal units (kilo, mega, giga) count in thousands, and binary units (kibi, mebi, gibi) count in 1024s. Operating systems and drive makers do not always use the same one, so check which your source means.

FAQs

Q: How many bits are in a kilobit?
A: 1 kilobit = 1000 bits in the decimal (SI) system. A kibibit is 1024 bits.
Q: How many kilobytes is a kilobit?
A: 1 kilobit = 0.125 kilobytes, because a byte is 8 bits.
Q: How many kilobits are in a megabit?
A: 1 megabit = 1000 kilobits.

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