Kilobit (kb)
1,000 bits (decimal).
Result
1 kilobit = 1,000 bits
Kilobit at a glance
| Unit name | Kilobit (plural: kilobits) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | kb |
| Quantity measured | Data Storage |
| Measurement system | Metric |
| Also known as | kb, kbit |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 kilobit in other data storage units
| Unit | 1 kb equals |
|---|---|
| Bit | 1,000 b |
| Byte | 125 B |
| Megabit | 0.001 Mb |
| Gigabit | 0.000001 Gb |
| Terabit | 1 × 10⁻⁹ Tb |
| Petabit | 1 × 10⁻¹² Pb |
| Kilobyte | 0.125 kB |
| Megabyte | 0.000125 MB |
| Gigabyte | 0.000000125 GB |
| Terabyte | 1.25 × 10⁻¹⁰ TB |
| Petabyte | 1.25 × 10⁻¹³ PB |
| Exabyte | 1.25 × 10⁻¹⁶ EB |
| Kibibyte | 0.122070313 KiB |
| Mebibyte | 0.000119209 MiB |
| Gibibyte | 0.000000116 GiB |
| Tebibyte | 1.13686838 × 10⁻¹⁰ TiB |
| Pebibyte | 1.11022302 × 10⁻¹³ PiB |
Frequently asked questions
- What is a kilobit?
- 1,000 bits (decimal).
- What is the symbol for the kilobit?
- The symbol for the kilobit is kb. It measures data storage.
- How many bits are in a kilobit?
- 1 kilobit = 1,000 bits.
- How many bytes are in a kilobit?
- 1 kilobit = 125 bytes.
- How many megabits are in a kilobit?
- 1 kilobit = 0.001 megabits.