Kilobit (kbit)
One thousand bits.
What is a kilobit?
- Symbol
- kbit
- Quantity
- Data Storage
- Unit system
- SI
- Definition
- One thousand bits.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- IEC 80000-13:2008, Quantities and units: Information science and technology
Common applications
Used for small amounts of data such as memory chip sizes in older electronics and data packet sizes.
Kilobit in other data storage units
- 1 kbit = 1000 bitBit
- 1 kbit = 250 nibbleNibble
- 1 kbit = 125 BByte
- 1 kbit = 0.001 MbitMegabit
- 1 kbit = 0.000001 GbitGigabit
- 1 kbit = 1e-9 TbitTerabit
- 1 kbit = 0.125 kBKilobyte
- 1 kbit = 0.000125 MBMegabyte
- 1 kbit = 1.25e-7 GBGigabyte
- 1 kbit = 1.25e-10 TBTerabyte
- 1 kbit = 1.25e-13 PBPetabyte
- 1 kbit = 0.9765625 KibitKibibit
- 1 kbit = 0.00095367431640625 MibitMebibit
- 1 kbit = 0.1220703125 KiBKibibyte
- 1 kbit = 0.00011920928955078125 MiBMebibyte
- 1 kbit ≈ 1.164153218e-7 GiBGibibyte
- 1 kbit ≈ 1.136868377e-10 TiBTebibyte
- 1 kbit ≈ 1.110223025e-13 PiBPebibyte
Kilobit quick reference
| Kilobit | Gigabyte | Gibibyte | Bit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kbit | = 1.25e-7 GB | ≈ 1.164153218e-7 GiB | = 1000 bit |
| 10 kbit | = 0.00000125 GB | ≈ 0.000001164153218 GiB | = 10000 bit |
| 100 kbit | = 0.0000125 GB | ≈ 0.00001164153218 GiB | = 100000 bit |
| 1000 kbit | = 0.000125 GB | ≈ 0.0001164153218 GiB | = 1000000 bit |
Where the kilobit fits
The next smaller data storage unit is the byte (B). 1 kbit = 125 B, and 1 B = 0.008 kbit.
The next larger data storage unit is the kibibit (Kibit). 1 kbit = 0.9765625 Kibit, and 1 Kibit = 1.024 kbit.
Frequently asked questions
- How many gigabytes are in one kilobit?
- One kilobit = 1.25e-7 GB (gigabytes).
- How many gibibytes are in one kilobit?
- One kilobit ≈ 1.164153218e-7 GiB (gibibytes).
- How many bits are in one kilobit?
- One kilobit = 1000 bit (bits).