Gibibyte (GiB)
1,024 mebibytes — what operating systems often display as 'GB'.
Result
1 gibibyte = 8,589,934,592 bits
Gibibyte at a glance
| Unit name | Gibibyte (plural: gibibytes) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | GiB |
| Quantity measured | Data Storage |
| Measurement system | Binary (IEC) |
| Also known as | gib |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 gibibyte in other data storage units
| Unit | 1 GiB equals |
|---|---|
| Bit | 8,589,934,592 b |
| Byte | 1,073,741,824 B |
| Kilobit | 8,589,934.59 kb |
| Megabit | 8,589.93459 Mb |
| Gigabit | 8.58993459 Gb |
| Terabit | 0.008589935 Tb |
| Petabit | 0.00000859 Pb |
| Kilobyte | 1,073,741.82 kB |
| Megabyte | 1,073.74182 MB |
| Gigabyte | 1.07374182 GB |
| Terabyte | 0.001073742 TB |
| Petabyte | 0.000001074 PB |
| Exabyte | 1.07374182 × 10⁻⁹ EB |
| Kibibyte | 1,048,576 KiB |
| Mebibyte | 1,024 MiB |
| Tebibyte | 0.000976563 TiB |
| Pebibyte | 0.000000954 PiB |
Popular gibibyte conversions
Frequently asked questions
- What is a gibibyte?
- 1,024 mebibytes — what operating systems often display as 'GB'.
- What is the symbol for the gibibyte?
- The symbol for the gibibyte is GiB. It measures data storage.
- How many bits are in a gibibyte?
- 1 gibibyte = 8,589,934,592 bits.
- How many bytes are in a gibibyte?
- 1 gibibyte = 1,073,741,824 bytes.
- How many megabits are in a gibibyte?
- 1 gibibyte = 8,589.93459 megabits.