Mebibyte (MiB)
1024² = 1,048,576 bytes (binary prefix).
What is a mebibyte?
- Symbol
- MiB
- Quantity
- Data Storage
- Unit system
- other
- Definition
- 1024² = 1,048,576 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 RAM, cache and file sizes in software that counts in powers of two, often labeled "MB".
Mebibyte in other data storage units
- 1 MiB = 8388608 bitBit
- 1 MiB = 2097152 nibbleNibble
- 1 MiB = 1048576 BByte
- 1 MiB = 8388.608 kbitKilobit
- 1 MiB = 8.388608 MbitMegabit
- 1 MiB = 0.008388608 GbitGigabit
- 1 MiB = 0.000008388608 TbitTerabit
- 1 MiB = 1048.576 kBKilobyte
- 1 MiB = 1.048576 MBMegabyte
- 1 MiB = 0.001048576 GBGigabyte
- 1 MiB = 0.000001048576 TBTerabyte
- 1 MiB = 1.048576e-9 PBPetabyte
- 1 MiB = 8192 KibitKibibit
- 1 MiB = 8 MibitMebibit
- 1 MiB = 1024 KiBKibibyte
- 1 MiB = 0.0009765625 GiBGibibyte
- 1 MiB = 9.5367431640625e-7 TiBTebibyte
- 1 MiB ≈ 9.313225746e-10 PiBPebibyte
Mebibyte quick reference
| Mebibyte | Gigabyte | Gibibyte | Bit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 MiB | = 0.001048576 GB | = 0.0009765625 GiB | = 8388608 bit |
| 10 MiB | = 0.01048576 GB | = 0.009765625 GiB | = 83886080 bit |
| 100 MiB | = 0.1048576 GB | = 0.09765625 GiB | = 838860800 bit |
| 1000 MiB | = 1.048576 GB | = 0.9765625 GiB | = 8388608000 bit |
Where the mebibyte fits
The next smaller data storage unit is the megabyte (MB). 1 MiB = 1.048576 MB, and 1 MB = 0.95367431640625 MiB.
The next larger data storage unit is the gigabit (Gbit). 1 MiB = 0.008388608 Gbit, and 1 Gbit = 119.20928955078125 MiB.
Frequently asked questions
- How many gigabytes are in one mebibyte?
- One mebibyte = 0.001048576 GB (gigabytes).
- How many gibibytes are in one mebibyte?
- One mebibyte = 0.0009765625 GiB (gibibytes).
- How many bits are in one mebibyte?
- One mebibyte = 8388608 bit (bits).