Gigabytes to Kilobits conversion

Note: Above conversion to Kb is base 10 decimal unit. If you want to use base 2 (binary unit) use Gigabytes to Kibibits (GB to Kib) (which results to 7812500 Kib). See the difference between decimal (Metric) and binary prefixes

Gigabytes to Kilobits conversion table

Gigabytes (GB)Kilobits (Kb)
00
18000000
216000000
324000000
432000000
540000000
648000000
756000000
864000000
972000000
1080000000
20160000000
30240000000
40320000000
50400000000
60480000000
70560000000
80640000000
90720000000
100800000000
10008000000000

How to convert gigabytes to kilobits?

Sure, let's explore how to convert 1 Gigabyte to Kilobits and then look at some real-world examples for various quantities of Gigabytes.

Conversion

Base 10 (Decimal System)

In the base 10 system, which uses the International System of Units (SI):

1 Byte = 8 bits 1 Kilobyte (KB) = 1,000 Bytes 1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,000 Kilobytes = 1,000,000 Bytes 1 Gigabyte (GB) = 1,000 Megabytes = 1,000,000 Kilobytes = 1,000,000,000 Bytes

Therefore:

1 Gigabyte = 1,000,000,000 Bytes 1,000,000,000 Bytes × 8 bits/Byte = 8,000,000,000 bits 8,000,000,000 bits / 1,000 (since 1 Kilobit = 1,000 bits) = 8,000,000 Kilobits

Thus, in base 10: 1 GB = 8,000,000 Kilobits

Base 2 (Binary System)

In the base 2 system, which is commonly used in computing:

1 Byte = 8 bits 1 Kilobyte (KiB) = 1,024 Bytes 1 Megabyte (MiB) = 1,024 Kilobytes = 1,048,576 Bytes 1 Gigabyte (GiB) = 1,024 Megabytes = 1,073,741,824 Bytes

Therefore:

1 GiB = 1,073,741,824 Bytes 1,073,741,824 Bytes × 8 bits/Byte = 8,589,934,592 bits 8,589,934,592 bits / 1,024 (since 1 Kilobit = 1,024 bits) = 8,388,608 Kilobits

Thus, in base 2: 1 GiB = 8,388,608 Kilobits

Real World Examples

1 Gigabyte (GB)

  • Approximately 204 songs in MP3 format (at 5 MB per song).
  • A 1-hour standard-definition video (depending on encoding).

10 Gigabytes (GB)

  • Around 10 full-length standard-definition movies.
  • 2,048 songs in MP3 format (at 5 MB per song).

100 Gigabytes (GB)

  • About 20 high-definition movies.
  • Storage for a large software suite or several games.

1 Terabyte (TB) = 1,000 Gigabytes (GB) in base 10

  • Around 250,000 songs in MP3 format (at 4 MB per song).
  • Around 1,000 hours of standard-definition video.

In summary, whether using base 10 or base 2, there are significant differences:

  • Base 10: 1 GB = 8,000,000 Kilobits
  • Base 2: 1 GiB = 8,388,608 Kilobits

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 Kilobits to other unit conversions.

What is a Gigabyte?

Gigabyte, GBGB, is a unit of digital information. Giga is used as a unit prefix in metrics system. It represent a numerical value 10910^9 or 1,000,000,0001,000,000,000. List of SI prefix can be found on Wikipidia.

There are two common ways unit of information is represented. One is in decimal (base 10) form and the other is in power of 2 (binary). GigabyteGigabyte is referring to the base 10 format, unlike GigibyteGigibyte which is referring to base 2 format.

1Gigabyte=>1GB(shorthandform)1\,Gigabyte => 1\, GB\,(shorthand form)

1GB=1,000,000,000byte=109bytes1\,GB = 1,000,000,000\,byte = 10^9 bytes

More examples can be found on Stanford's Kilobytes Megabytes Gigabytes Terabytes article

What is kilobits?

A kilobit (kb) is a unit of digital information that represents 1,000 bits. In computing and telecommunications, it's often used to measure the capacity or bandwidth of digital systems.

To put it in perspective:

  • 1 kilobit (kb) = 1,000 bits
  • 1 megabit (Mb) = 1,000 kilobits (1,000,000 bits)
  • 1 gigabit (Gb) = 1,000 megabits (1,000,000,000 bits)

Kilobits are often used to express the transmission speed or data transfer rate of digital communication systems, such as:

  • Internet connections (e.g., DSL, cable, or fiber-optic)
  • Wireless networks (e.g., Wi-Fi or cellular networks)
  • Data storage devices (e.g., hard drives or solid-state drives)

For example, if a website takes 1 second to download a file of 500 kilobits, it's equivalent to downloading 500,000 bits in that time.

I hope this helps you understand what kilobits are!

Complete Gigabytes conversion table

Enter # of Gigabytes
Convert 1 GB to other unitsResult
Gigabytes to Bits (GB to b)8000000000
Gigabytes to Kilobits (GB to Kb)8000000
Gigabytes to Kibibits (GB to Kib)7812500
Gigabytes to Megabits (GB to Mb)8000
Gigabytes to Mebibits (GB to Mib)7629.39453125
Gigabytes to Gigabits (GB to Gb)8
Gigabytes to Gibibits (GB to Gib)7.4505805969238
Gigabytes to Terabits (GB to Tb)0.008
Gigabytes to Tebibits (GB to Tib)0.007275957614183
Gigabytes to Bytes (GB to B)1000000000
Gigabytes to Kilobytes (GB to KB)1000000
Gigabytes to Kibibytes (GB to KiB)976562.5
Gigabytes to Megabytes (GB to MB)1000
Gigabytes to Mebibytes (GB to MiB)953.67431640625
Gigabytes to Gibibytes (GB to GiB)0.9313225746155
Gigabytes to Terabytes (GB to TB)0.001
Gigabytes to Tebibytes (GB to TiB)0.0009094947017729