Kibibyte (KiB)
1024 bytes (binary prefix).
What is a kibibyte?
- Symbol
- KiB
- Quantity
- Data Storage
- Unit system
- other
- Definition
- 1024 bytes (binary prefix).
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- IEC 80000-13:2008, Quantities and units: Information science and technology
Common applications
Used for memory sizes and file sizes in software that counts in powers of two, often labeled "KB".
Kibibyte in other data storage units
- 1 KiB = 8192 bitBit
- 1 KiB = 2048 nibbleNibble
- 1 KiB = 1024 BByte
- 1 KiB = 8.192 kbitKilobit
- 1 KiB = 0.008192 MbitMegabit
- 1 KiB = 0.000008192 GbitGigabit
- 1 KiB = 8.192e-9 TbitTerabit
- 1 KiB = 1.024 kBKilobyte
- 1 KiB = 0.001024 MBMegabyte
- 1 KiB = 0.000001024 GBGigabyte
- 1 KiB = 1.024e-9 TBTerabyte
- 1 KiB = 1.024e-12 PBPetabyte
- 1 KiB = 8 KibitKibibit
- 1 KiB = 0.0078125 MibitMebibit
- 1 KiB = 0.0009765625 MiBMebibyte
- 1 KiB = 9.5367431640625e-7 GiBGibibyte
- 1 KiB ≈ 9.313225746e-10 TiBTebibyte
- 1 KiB ≈ 9.094947018e-13 PiBPebibyte
Kibibyte quick reference
| Kibibyte | Gigabyte | Gibibyte | Bit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 KiB | = 0.000001024 GB | = 9.5367431640625e-7 GiB | = 8192 bit |
| 10 KiB | = 0.00001024 GB | = 0.0000095367431640625 GiB | = 81920 bit |
| 100 KiB | = 0.0001024 GB | = 0.000095367431640625 GiB | = 819200 bit |
| 1000 KiB | = 0.001024 GB | = 0.00095367431640625 GiB | = 8192000 bit |
Where the kibibyte fits
The next smaller data storage unit is the kilobyte (kB). 1 KiB = 1.024 kB, and 1 kB = 0.9765625 KiB.
The next larger data storage unit is the megabit (Mbit). 1 KiB = 0.008192 Mbit, and 1 Mbit = 122.0703125 KiB.
Frequently asked questions
- How many gigabytes are in one kibibyte?
- One kibibyte = 0.000001024 GB (gigabytes).
- How many gibibytes are in one kibibyte?
- One kibibyte = 9.5367431640625e-7 GiB (gibibytes).
- How many bits are in one kibibyte?
- One kibibyte = 8192 bit (bits).