Kibibyte (KiB)
1,024 bytes — the binary kilobyte defined by IEC.
Result
1 kibibyte = 8,192 bits
Kibibyte at a glance
| Unit name | Kibibyte (plural: kibibytes) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | KiB |
| Quantity measured | Data Storage |
| Measurement system | Binary (IEC) |
| Also known as | kib |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 kibibyte in other data storage units
| Unit | 1 KiB equals |
|---|---|
| Bit | 8,192 b |
| Byte | 1,024 B |
| Kilobit | 8.192 kb |
| Megabit | 0.008192 Mb |
| Gigabit | 0.000008192 Gb |
| Terabit | 8.192 × 10⁻⁹ Tb |
| Petabit | 8.192 × 10⁻¹² Pb |
| Kilobyte | 1.024 kB |
| Megabyte | 0.001024 MB |
| Gigabyte | 0.000001024 GB |
| Terabyte | 1.024 × 10⁻⁹ TB |
| Petabyte | 1.024 × 10⁻¹² PB |
| Exabyte | 1.024 × 10⁻¹⁵ EB |
| Mebibyte | 0.000976563 MiB |
| Gibibyte | 0.000000954 GiB |
| Tebibyte | 9.31322575 × 10⁻¹⁰ TiB |
| Pebibyte | 9.09494702 × 10⁻¹³ PiB |
Frequently asked questions
- What is a kibibyte?
- 1,024 bytes — the binary kilobyte defined by IEC.
- What is the symbol for the kibibyte?
- The symbol for the kibibyte is KiB. It measures data storage.
- How many bits are in a kibibyte?
- 1 kibibyte = 8,192 bits.
- How many bytes are in a kibibyte?
- 1 kibibyte = 1,024 bytes.
- How many megabits are in a kibibyte?
- 1 kibibyte = 0.008192 megabits.