Bit (b)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Result
1 bit = 0.125 bytes
Bit at a glance
| Unit name | Bit (plural: bits) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | b |
| Quantity measured | Data Storage |
| Measurement system | Metric |
| Also known as | b, bits |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 bit in other data storage units
| Unit | 1 b equals |
|---|---|
| Byte | 0.125 B |
| Kilobit | 0.001 kb |
| Megabit | 0.000001 Mb |
| Gigabit | 1 × 10⁻⁹ Gb |
| Terabit | 1 × 10⁻¹² Tb |
| Petabit | 1 × 10⁻¹⁵ Pb |
| Kilobyte | 0.000125 kB |
| Megabyte | 0.000000125 MB |
| Gigabyte | 1.25 × 10⁻¹⁰ GB |
| Terabyte | 1.25 × 10⁻¹³ TB |
| Petabyte | 1.25 × 10⁻¹⁶ PB |
| Exabyte | 1.25 × 10⁻¹⁹ EB |
| Kibibyte | 0.00012207 KiB |
| Mebibyte | 0.000000119 MiB |
| Gibibyte | 1.16415322 × 10⁻¹⁰ GiB |
| Tebibyte | 1.13686838 × 10⁻¹³ TiB |
| Pebibyte | 1.11022302 × 10⁻¹⁶ PiB |
Popular bit conversions
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bit?
- The smallest unit of digital information.
- What is the symbol for the bit?
- The symbol for the bit is b. It measures data storage.
- How many bytes are in a bit?
- 1 bit = 0.125 bytes.
- How many megabits are in a bit?
- 1 bit = 0.000001 megabits.
- How many kilobytes are in a bit?
- 1 bit = 0.000125 kilobytes.