Gigabit (Gb)
One billion bits.
Result
1 gigabit = 1,000,000,000 bits
Gigabit at a glance
| Unit name | Gigabit (plural: gigabits) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Gb |
| Quantity measured | Data Storage |
| Measurement system | Metric |
| Also known as | gbit |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 gigabit in other data storage units
| Unit | 1 Gb equals |
|---|---|
| Bit | 1,000,000,000 b |
| Byte | 125,000,000 B |
| Kilobit | 1,000,000 kb |
| Megabit | 1,000 Mb |
| Terabit | 0.001 Tb |
| Petabit | 0.000001 Pb |
| Kilobyte | 125,000 kB |
| Megabyte | 125 MB |
| Gigabyte | 0.125 GB |
| Terabyte | 0.000125 TB |
| Petabyte | 0.000000125 PB |
| Exabyte | 1.25 × 10⁻¹⁰ EB |
| Kibibyte | 122,070.313 KiB |
| Mebibyte | 119.20929 MiB |
| Gibibyte | 0.116415322 GiB |
| Tebibyte | 0.000113687 TiB |
| Pebibyte | 0.000000111 PiB |
Frequently asked questions
- What is a gigabit?
- One billion bits.
- What is the symbol for the gigabit?
- The symbol for the gigabit is Gb. It measures data storage.
- How many bits are in a gigabit?
- 1 gigabit = 1,000,000,000 bits.
- How many bytes are in a gigabit?
- 1 gigabit = 125,000,000 bytes.
- How many megabits are in a gigabit?
- 1 gigabit = 1,000 megabits.