Kilobit per second (kbit/s)

One thousand bits per second.

What is a kilobit per second?

Symbol: kbit/s
Quantity: Data Transfer
Unit system: SI
Definition: One thousand bits per second.
Exact: Yes, the value is exact by definition
Source: IEC 80000-13:2008, Quantities and units: Information science and technology

Used for dial-up modems, audio bitrates (such as 128 kbit/s MP3) and low-speed data links.

Kilobit per second in other units
Kilobit per second	Megabit per second	Megabyte per second	Bit per second
1 kbit/s	= 0.001 Mbit/s	= 0.000125 MB/s	= 1000 bit/s
10 kbit/s	= 0.01 Mbit/s	= 0.00125 MB/s	= 10000 bit/s
100 kbit/s	= 0.1 Mbit/s	= 0.0125 MB/s	= 100000 bit/s
1000 kbit/s	= 1 Mbit/s	= 0.125 MB/s	= 1000000 bit/s

The next smaller data transfer unit is the byte per second (B/s). 1 kbit/s = 125 B/s, and 1 B/s = 0.008 kbit/s.

The next larger data transfer unit is the kilobyte per second (kB/s). 1 kbit/s = 0.125 kB/s, and 1 kB/s = 8 kbit/s.

How many megabits per second are in one kilobit per second?: One kilobit per second = 0.001 Mbit/s (megabits per second).
How many megabytes per second are in one kilobit per second?: One kilobit per second = 0.000125 MB/s (megabytes per second).
How many bits per second are in one kilobit per second?: One kilobit per second = 1000 bit/s (bits per second).