Megabyte (MB)
1,000,000 bytes in decimal (SI) notation.
Result
1 megabyte = 8,000,000 bits
Megabyte at a glance
| Unit name | Megabyte (plural: megabytes) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | MB |
| Quantity measured | Data Storage |
| Measurement system | Metric |
| Also known as | mb, megabytes |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 megabyte in other data storage units
| Unit | 1 MB equals |
|---|---|
| Bit | 8,000,000 b |
| Byte | 1,000,000 B |
| Kilobit | 8,000 kb |
| Megabit | 8 Mb |
| Gigabit | 0.008 Gb |
| Terabit | 0.000008 Tb |
| Petabit | 8 × 10⁻⁹ Pb |
| Kilobyte | 1,000 kB |
| Gigabyte | 0.001 GB |
| Terabyte | 0.000001 TB |
| Petabyte | 1 × 10⁻⁹ PB |
| Exabyte | 1 × 10⁻¹² EB |
| Kibibyte | 976.5625 KiB |
| Mebibyte | 0.953674316 MiB |
| Gibibyte | 0.000931323 GiB |
| Tebibyte | 0.000000909 TiB |
| Pebibyte | 8.8817842 × 10⁻¹⁰ PiB |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is a megabyte?
- 1,000,000 bytes in decimal (SI) notation.
- What is the symbol for the megabyte?
- The symbol for the megabyte is MB. It measures data storage.
- How many bits are in a megabyte?
- 1 megabyte = 8,000,000 bits.
- How many bytes are in a megabyte?
- 1 megabyte = 1,000,000 bytes.
- How many megabits are in a megabyte?
- 1 megabyte = 8 megabits.