Megabyte (MB)
One million bytes (decimal). The binary counterpart, 1,048,576 bytes, is the mebibyte (MiB).
What is a megabyte?
- Symbol
- MB
- Quantity
- Data Storage
- Unit system
- SI
- Definition
- One million bytes (decimal). The binary counterpart, 1,048,576 bytes, is the mebibyte (MiB).
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- IEC 80000-13:2008, Quantities and units: Information science and technology
Common applications
Used for photos, songs, documents and app sizes.
Megabyte in other data storage units
- 1 MB = 8000000 bitBit
- 1 MB = 2000000 nibbleNibble
- 1 MB = 1000000 BByte
- 1 MB = 8000 kbitKilobit
- 1 MB = 8 MbitMegabyte to Megabit converter
- 1 MB = 0.008 GbitGigabit
- 1 MB = 0.000008 TbitTerabit
- 1 MB = 1000 kBKilobyte
- 1 MB = 0.001 GBMegabyte to Gigabyte converter
- 1 MB = 0.000001 TBTerabyte
- 1 MB = 1e-9 PBPetabyte
- 1 MB = 7812.5 KibitKibibit
- 1 MB = 7.62939453125 MibitMebibit
- 1 MB = 976.5625 KiBKibibyte
- 1 MB = 0.95367431640625 MiBMebibyte
- 1 MB ≈ 0.0009313225746 GiBGibibyte
- 1 MB ≈ 9.094947018e-7 TiBTebibyte
- 1 MB ≈ 8.881784197e-10 PiBPebibyte
Megabyte quick reference
| Megabyte | Megabit | Gigabyte | Gibibyte |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 MB | = 8 Mbit | = 0.001 GB | ≈ 0.0009313225746 GiB |
| 10 MB | = 80 Mbit | = 0.01 GB | ≈ 0.009313225746 GiB |
| 100 MB | = 800 Mbit | = 0.1 GB | ≈ 0.09313225746 GiB |
| 1000 MB | = 8000 Mbit | = 1 GB | ≈ 0.9313225746 GiB |
Where the megabyte fits
The next smaller data storage unit is the mebibit (Mibit). 1 MB = 7.62939453125 Mibit, and 1 Mibit = 0.131072 MB.
The next larger data storage unit is the mebibyte (MiB). 1 MB = 0.95367431640625 MiB, and 1 MiB = 1.048576 MB.
Frequently asked questions
- How many megabits are in one megabyte?
- One megabyte = 8 Mbit (megabits).
- How many gigabytes are in one megabyte?
- One megabyte = 0.001 GB (gigabytes).
- How many gibibytes are in one megabyte?
- One megabyte ≈ 0.0009313225746 GiB (gibibytes).