Mebibit (Mibit)
1024² = 1,048,576 bits (binary prefix).
What is a mebibit?
- Symbol
- Mibit
- Quantity
- Data Storage
- Unit system
- other
- Definition
- 1024² = 1,048,576 bits (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 in technical documentation, for example for memory chip sizes that are powers of two.
Mebibit in other data storage units
- 1 Mibit = 1048576 bitBit
- 1 Mibit = 262144 nibbleNibble
- 1 Mibit = 131072 BByte
- 1 Mibit = 1048.576 kbitKilobit
- 1 Mibit = 1.048576 MbitMegabit
- 1 Mibit = 0.001048576 GbitGigabit
- 1 Mibit = 0.000001048576 TbitTerabit
- 1 Mibit = 131.072 kBKilobyte
- 1 Mibit = 0.131072 MBMegabyte
- 1 Mibit = 0.000131072 GBGigabyte
- 1 Mibit = 1.31072e-7 TBTerabyte
- 1 Mibit = 1.31072e-10 PBPetabyte
- 1 Mibit = 1024 KibitKibibit
- 1 Mibit = 128 KiBKibibyte
- 1 Mibit = 0.125 MiBMebibyte
- 1 Mibit = 0.0001220703125 GiBGibibyte
- 1 Mibit = 1.1920928955078125e-7 TiBTebibyte
- 1 Mibit ≈ 1.164153218e-10 PiBPebibyte
Mebibit quick reference
| Mebibit | Gigabyte | Gibibyte | Bit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mibit | = 0.000131072 GB | = 0.0001220703125 GiB | = 1048576 bit |
| 10 Mibit | = 0.00131072 GB | = 0.001220703125 GiB | = 10485760 bit |
| 100 Mibit | = 0.0131072 GB | = 0.01220703125 GiB | = 104857600 bit |
| 1000 Mibit | = 0.131072 GB | = 0.1220703125 GiB | = 1048576000 bit |
Where the mebibit fits
The next smaller data storage unit is the megabit (Mbit). 1 Mibit = 1.048576 Mbit, and 1 Mbit = 0.95367431640625 Mibit.
The next larger data storage unit is the megabyte (MB). 1 Mibit = 0.131072 MB, and 1 MB = 7.62939453125 Mibit.
Frequently asked questions
- How many gigabytes are in one mebibit?
- One mebibit = 0.000131072 GB (gigabytes).
- How many gibibytes are in one mebibit?
- One mebibit = 0.0001220703125 GiB (gibibytes).
- How many bits are in one mebibit?
- One mebibit = 1048576 bit (bits).