Petabyte (PB)
One quadrillion bytes in decimal notation.
Result
1 petabyte = 8 × 10¹⁵ bits
Petabyte at a glance
| Unit name | Petabyte (plural: petabytes) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | PB |
| Quantity measured | Data Storage |
| Measurement system | Metric |
| Also known as | pb |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 petabyte in other data storage units
| Unit | 1 PB equals |
|---|---|
| Bit | 8 × 10¹⁵ b |
| Byte | 1 × 10¹⁵ B |
| Kilobit | 8,000,000,000,000 kb |
| Megabit | 8,000,000,000 Mb |
| Gigabit | 8,000,000 Gb |
| Terabit | 8,000 Tb |
| Petabit | 8 Pb |
| Kilobyte | 1,000,000,000,000 kB |
| Megabyte | 1,000,000,000 MB |
| Gigabyte | 1,000,000 GB |
| Terabyte | 1,000 TB |
| Exabyte | 0.001 EB |
| Kibibyte | 976,562,500,000 KiB |
| Mebibyte | 953,674,316 MiB |
| Gibibyte | 931,322.575 GiB |
| Tebibyte | 909.494702 TiB |
| Pebibyte | 0.88817842 PiB |
Frequently asked questions
- What is a petabyte?
- One quadrillion bytes in decimal notation.
- What is the symbol for the petabyte?
- The symbol for the petabyte is PB. It measures data storage.
- How many bits are in a petabyte?
- 1 petabyte = 8 × 10¹⁵ bits.
- How many bytes are in a petabyte?
- 1 petabyte = 1 × 10¹⁵ bytes.
- How many megabits are in a petabyte?
- 1 petabyte = 8,000,000,000 megabits.