Data Storage Converter
Digital storage and bandwidth conversions covering both decimal (SI) units — kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte — and binary (IEC) units — kibibyte, mebibyte, gibibyte.
Result
1 bit = 0.125 bytes
Note. 1 kB = 1,000 bytes, but 1 KiB = 1,024 bytes. Drive manufacturers use decimal units; most operating systems report binary units, which is why a '1 TB' drive shows as about 931 GiB.
Popular data storage conversions
All data storage units
| Unit | Symbol | System | In B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bit | b | Metric | 0.125 |
| Byte | B | Metric | 1 |
| Kilobit | kb | Metric | 125 |
| Megabit | Mb | Metric | 125,000 |
| Gigabit | Gb | Metric | 125,000,000 |
| Terabit | Tb | Metric | 125,000,000,000 |
| Petabit | Pb | Metric | 125,000,000,000,000 |
| Kilobyte | kB | Metric | 1,000 |
| Megabyte | MB | Metric | 1,000,000 |
| Gigabyte | GB | Metric | 1,000,000,000 |
| Terabyte | TB | Metric | 1,000,000,000,000 |
| Petabyte | PB | Metric | 1 × 10¹⁵ |
| Exabyte | EB | Metric | 1 × 10¹⁸ |
| Kibibyte | KiB | Binary (IEC) | 1,024 |
| Mebibyte | MiB | Binary (IEC) | 1,048,576 |
| Gibibyte | GiB | Binary (IEC) | 1,073,741,824 |
| Tebibyte | TiB | Binary (IEC) | 1,099,511,627,776 |
| Pebibyte | PiB | Binary (IEC) | 1.125899907 × 10¹⁵ |
Bits to Bytes table
| Bits (b) | Bytes (B) |
|---|---|
| 1 b | 0.125 B |
| 2 b | 0.25 B |
| 4 b | 0.5 B |
| 8 b | 1 B |
| 16 b | 2 B |
| 32 b | 4 B |
| 64 b | 8 B |
| 100 b | 12.5 B |
| 128 b | 16 B |
| 256 b | 32 B |
| 512 b | 64 B |
| 1,000 b | 125 B |
| 1,024 b | 128 B |
| 2,048 b | 256 B |
Frequently asked questions
- How do you convert bits to bytes?
- 1 bit = 0.125 bytes. Multiply your bits value by that factor, or use the data storage converter above.
- How do you convert bits to megabits?
- 1 bit = 0.000001 megabits. Multiply your bits value by that factor, or use the data storage converter above.
- How do you convert bits to kilobytes?
- 1 bit = 0.000125 kilobytes. Multiply your bits value by that factor, or use the data storage converter above.
- What is the base unit for data storage?
- Convertly normalises every data storage conversion through the byte, so results stay consistent whichever pair of units you pick.
- Anything to watch out for with data storage units?
- 1 kB = 1,000 bytes, but 1 KiB = 1,024 bytes. Drive manufacturers use decimal units; most operating systems report binary units, which is why a '1 TB' drive shows as about 931 GiB.