Gigabyte (GB)
1,000,000,000 bytes in decimal (SI) notation.
Result
1 gigabyte = 8,000,000,000 bits
Gigabyte at a glance
| Unit name | Gigabyte (plural: gigabytes) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | GB |
| Quantity measured | Data Storage |
| Measurement system | Metric |
| Also known as | gb, gigabytes |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 gigabyte in other data storage units
| Unit | 1 GB equals |
|---|---|
| Bit | 8,000,000,000 b |
| Byte | 1,000,000,000 B |
| Kilobit | 8,000,000 kb |
| Megabit | 8,000 Mb |
| Gigabit | 8 Gb |
| Terabit | 0.008 Tb |
| Petabit | 0.000008 Pb |
| Kilobyte | 1,000,000 kB |
| Megabyte | 1,000 MB |
| Terabyte | 0.001 TB |
| Petabyte | 0.000001 PB |
| Exabyte | 1 × 10⁻⁹ EB |
| Kibibyte | 976,562.5 KiB |
| Mebibyte | 953.674316 MiB |
| Gibibyte | 0.931322575 GiB |
| Tebibyte | 0.000909495 TiB |
| Pebibyte | 0.000000888 PiB |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is a gigabyte?
- 1,000,000,000 bytes in decimal (SI) notation.
- What is the symbol for the gigabyte?
- The symbol for the gigabyte is GB. It measures data storage.
- How many bits are in a gigabyte?
- 1 gigabyte = 8,000,000,000 bits.
- How many bytes are in a gigabyte?
- 1 gigabyte = 1,000,000,000 bytes.
- How many megabits are in a gigabyte?
- 1 gigabyte = 8,000 megabits.