Kilobyte (kB)
1,000 bytes in decimal (SI) notation.
Result
1 kilobyte = 8,000 bits
Kilobyte at a glance
| Unit name | Kilobyte (plural: kilobytes) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | kB |
| Quantity measured | Data Storage |
| Measurement system | Metric |
| Also known as | kb, kbyte, kilobytes |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 kilobyte in other data storage units
| Unit | 1 kB equals |
|---|---|
| Bit | 8,000 b |
| Byte | 1,000 B |
| Kilobit | 8 kb |
| Megabit | 0.008 Mb |
| Gigabit | 0.000008 Gb |
| Terabit | 8 × 10⁻⁹ Tb |
| Petabit | 8 × 10⁻¹² Pb |
| Megabyte | 0.001 MB |
| Gigabyte | 0.000001 GB |
| Terabyte | 1 × 10⁻⁹ TB |
| Petabyte | 1 × 10⁻¹² PB |
| Exabyte | 1 × 10⁻¹⁵ EB |
| Kibibyte | 0.9765625 KiB |
| Mebibyte | 0.000953674 MiB |
| Gibibyte | 0.000000931 GiB |
| Tebibyte | 9.09494702 × 10⁻¹⁰ TiB |
| Pebibyte | 8.8817842 × 10⁻¹³ PiB |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is a kilobyte?
- 1,000 bytes in decimal (SI) notation.
- What is the symbol for the kilobyte?
- The symbol for the kilobyte is kB. It measures data storage.
- How many bits are in a kilobyte?
- 1 kilobyte = 8,000 bits.
- How many bytes are in a kilobyte?
- 1 kilobyte = 1,000 bytes.
- How many megabits are in a kilobyte?
- 1 kilobyte = 0.008 megabits.