Byte (B)
Eight bits.
Result
1 byte = 8 bits
Byte at a glance
| Unit name | Byte (plural: bytes) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | B |
| Quantity measured | Data Storage |
| Measurement system | Metric |
| Also known as | b (byte), bytes, octet |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 byte in other data storage units
| Unit | 1 B equals |
|---|---|
| Bit | 8 b |
| Kilobit | 0.008 kb |
| Megabit | 0.000008 Mb |
| Gigabit | 8 × 10⁻⁹ Gb |
| Terabit | 8 × 10⁻¹² Tb |
| Petabit | 8 × 10⁻¹⁵ Pb |
| Kilobyte | 0.001 kB |
| Megabyte | 0.000001 MB |
| Gigabyte | 1 × 10⁻⁹ GB |
| Terabyte | 1 × 10⁻¹² TB |
| Petabyte | 1 × 10⁻¹⁵ PB |
| Exabyte | 1 × 10⁻¹⁸ EB |
| Kibibyte | 0.000976563 KiB |
| Mebibyte | 0.000000954 MiB |
| Gibibyte | 9.31322575 × 10⁻¹⁰ GiB |
| Tebibyte | 9.09494702 × 10⁻¹³ TiB |
| Pebibyte | 8.8817842 × 10⁻¹⁶ PiB |
Popular byte conversions
Frequently asked questions
- What is a byte?
- Eight bits.
- What is the symbol for the byte?
- The symbol for the byte is B. It measures data storage.
- How many bits are in a byte?
- 1 byte = 8 bits.
- How many megabits are in a byte?
- 1 byte = 0.000008 megabits.
- How many kilobytes are in a byte?
- 1 byte = 0.001 kilobytes.