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Bytes to Kibibits conversion

Note: Above conversion to Kib is base 2 binary units. If you want to use base 10 (decimal unit) use Bytes to Kilobits (B to Kb) (which results to 0.008 Kb). See the difference between decimal (Metric) and binary prefixes

Bytes to Kibibits conversion table

Bytes (B)	Kibibits (Kib)
0	0
1	0.0078125
2	0.015625
3	0.0234375
4	0.03125
5	0.0390625
6	0.046875
7	0.0546875
8	0.0625
9	0.0703125
10	0.078125
20	0.15625
30	0.234375
40	0.3125
50	0.390625
60	0.46875
70	0.546875
80	0.625
90	0.703125
100	0.78125
1000	7.8125

How to convert bytes to kibibits?

To convert bytes to kibibits, you need to understand the difference between base 10 (decimal) and base 2 (binary) systems.

Base 10 (Decimal)

In the base 10 system:

1 byte = 8 bits
1 kilobit (kb) = 1,000 bits

So, to convert bytes to kilobits: $\text{kilobits} = \frac{\text{bytes} \times 8}{1,000}$

For 1 byte: $1 \text{ byte} \times 8 = 8 \text{ bits}$ $\frac{8 \text{ bits}}{1,000} = 0.008 \text{ kilobits}$

Base 2 (Binary)

In the base 2 system:

1 byte = 8 bits
1 kibibit (Kib) = 1,024 bits

So, to convert bytes to kibibits: $\text{kibibits} = \frac{\text{bytes} \times 8}{1,024}$

For 1 byte: $1 \text{ byte} \times 8 = 8 \text{ bits}$ $\frac{8 \text{ bits}}{1,024} = 0.0078125 \text{ kibibits}$

Real-World Examples

1 Megabyte (MB)
- Base 10:
  - 1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes
  - Kilobits = $\frac{1,000,000 \times 8}{1,000} = 8,000 \text{ kilobits}$
- Base 2:
  - 1 MiB = 1,048,576 bytes
  - Kibibits = $\frac{1,048,576 \times 8}{1,024} = 8,192 \text{ kibibits}$
2 Gigabytes (GB)
- Base 10:
  - 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes
  - Kilobits = $\frac{2 \times 1,000,000,000 \times 8}{1,000} = 16,000,000 \text{ kilobits}$
- Base 2:
  - 1 GiB = 1,073,741,824 bytes
  - Kibibits = $\frac{2 \times 1,073,741,824 \times 8}{1,024} = 16,384,000 \text{ kibibits}$
512 Kilobytes (KB)
- Base 10:
  - 1 KB = 1,000 bytes
  - Kilobits = $\frac{512 \times 1,000 \times 8}{1,000} = 4,096 \text{ kilobits}$
- Base 2:
  - 1KiB = 1,024 bytes
  - Kibibits = $\frac{512 \times 1,024 \times 8}{1,024} = 4,096 \text{ kibibits}$

Understanding these conversions is crucial for accurately assessing data sizes and transfer speeds across different systems and applications.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Kibibits to other unit conversions.

What is a Byte?

Byte is used to measure unit of digital information. In general, byte is equivalent to 8 bits in computers. the symbol for byte is $B$ (capital b) as Specified in IEC, IEEE and Metric Interchange Format.

For more info take a look at Bits and Bytes definition from Stanford

1\,B = 8\,bites

What is kibibits?

Kibibits (kibit, kiB) are a unit of digital information that measures the amount of binary data. The term "kibi" was coined by Bruce Allen in 1995 as part of an effort to create a more intuitive and consistent set of units for measuring computer data.

One kibibit (kiB) is equal to:

1 kilobit (kb) 1024 bits 128 bytes

In comparison, the kilo prefix used in base-10 units (like kilograms or kilowatts) means 1000. However, when applied to binary units like kilobytes (kB), it's actually 1024.

To give you a better idea of how kibibits compare to other units:

Kilobit (kb): 1 kb = 1000 bits
Kibibit (kiB): 1 kiB = 1024 bits

Kibibits are used in the International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) standard IEC 80000-13 for quantifying and expressing information technology quantities.

The use of kibibits, rather than kilobits, avoids rounding errors when converting between units. It ensures that calculations involving binary data are more accurate.

In practical terms, the difference between a kilobit and a kibibit might seem small, but it becomes significant when dealing with large amounts of digital information.

Complete Bytes conversion table

Enter # of Bytes

Convert 1 B to other units	Result
Bytes to Bits (B to b)	8
Bytes to Kilobits (B to Kb)	0.008
Bytes to Kibibits (B to Kib)	0.0078125
Bytes to Megabits (B to Mb)	0.000008
Bytes to Mebibits (B to Mib)	0.00000762939453125
Bytes to Gigabits (B to Gb)	8e-9
Bytes to Gibibits (B to Gib)	7.4505805969238e-9
Bytes to Terabits (B to Tb)	8e-12
Bytes to Tebibits (B to Tib)	7.2759576141834e-12
Bytes to Kilobytes (B to KB)	0.001
Bytes to Kibibytes (B to KiB)	0.0009765625
Bytes to Megabytes (B to MB)	0.000001
Bytes to Mebibytes (B to MiB)	9.5367431640625e-7
Bytes to Gigabytes (B to GB)	1e-9
Bytes to Gibibytes (B to GiB)	9.3132257461548e-10
Bytes to Terabytes (B to TB)	1e-12
Bytes to Tebibytes (B to TiB)	9.0949470177293e-13

Bytes to Kibibits conversion