Petabit (Pb)
One quadrillion bits.
Result
1 petabit = 1 × 10¹⁵ bits
Petabit at a glance
| Unit name | Petabit (plural: petabits) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Pb |
| Quantity measured | Data Storage |
| Measurement system | Metric |
| Also known as | pbit |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 petabit in other data storage units
| Unit | 1 Pb equals |
|---|---|
| Bit | 1 × 10¹⁵ b |
| Byte | 125,000,000,000,000 B |
| Kilobit | 1,000,000,000,000 kb |
| Megabit | 1,000,000,000 Mb |
| Gigabit | 1,000,000 Gb |
| Terabit | 1,000 Tb |
| Kilobyte | 125,000,000,000 kB |
| Megabyte | 125,000,000 MB |
| Gigabyte | 125,000 GB |
| Terabyte | 125 TB |
| Petabyte | 0.125 PB |
| Exabyte | 0.000125 EB |
| Kibibyte | 122,070,312,500 KiB |
| Mebibyte | 119,209,290 MiB |
| Gibibyte | 116,415.322 GiB |
| Tebibyte | 113.686838 TiB |
| Pebibyte | 0.111022302 PiB |
Frequently asked questions
- What is a petabit?
- One quadrillion bits.
- What is the symbol for the petabit?
- The symbol for the petabit is Pb. It measures data storage.
- How many bits are in a petabit?
- 1 petabit = 1 × 10¹⁵ bits.
- How many bytes are in a petabit?
- 1 petabit = 125,000,000,000,000 bytes.
- How many megabits are in a petabit?
- 1 petabit = 1,000,000,000 megabits.