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Kilobytes to Kilobits conversion

Note: Above conversion to Kb is base 10 decimal unit. If you want to use base 2 (binary unit) use Kilobytes to Kibibits (KB to Kib) (which results to 7.8125 Kib). See the difference between decimal (Metric) and binary prefixes

Kilobytes to Kilobits conversion table

Kilobytes (KB)	Kilobits (Kb)
0	0
1	8
2	16
3	24
4	32
5	40
6	48
7	56
8	64
9	72
10	80
20	160
30	240
40	320
50	400
60	480
70	560
80	640
90	720
100	800
1000	8000

How to convert kilobytes to kilobits?

Certainly! Understanding the conversion between kilobytes (KB) and kilobits (Kb) involves knowing that these units represent different sizes and that there are two commonly used systems: base 10 and base 2.

Base 10 (Decimal System)

Kilobytes (KB) in base 10: 1 KB = 1,000 bytes.
Kilobits (Kb) in base 10: 1 Kb = 1,000 bits.

Since 1 byte = 8 bits:

1 KB = 1,000 bytes × 8 bits/byte = 8,000 bits

Therefore: 1 KB (base 10) = 8 Kb (base 10)

Base 2 (Binary System)

Kibibytes (KiB) in base 2: 1 KiB = 1,024 bytes.
Kibibits (Kib) in base 2: 1 Kib = 1,024 bits.

Since 1 byte = 8 bits:

1 KiB = 1,024 bytes × 8 bits/byte = 8,192 bits

Therefore: 1 KiB (base 2) = 8 Kib (base 2)

Practical Examples with Other Quantities of Kilobytes

10 KB (Base 10) to Kilobits
- 10 KB = 10 × 1,000 bytes = 10,000 bytes
- 10 KB = 10,000 bytes × 8 bits/byte = 80,000 bits
- 10 KB (base 10) = 80 Kb (base 10)
10 KiB (Base 2) to Kibibits
- 10 KiB = 10 × 1,024 bytes = 10,240 bytes
- 10 KiB = 10,240 bytes × 8 bits/byte = 81,920 bits
- 10 KiB (base 2) = 80 Kib (base 2)
500 KB (Base 10) to Kilobits
- 500 KB = 500 × 1,000 bytes = 500,000 bytes
- 500 KB = 500,000 bytes × 8 bits/byte = 4,000,000 bits
- 500 KB (base 10) = 4,000 Kb (base 10)
500 KiB (Base 2) to Kibibits
- 500 KiB = 500 × 1,024 bytes = 512,000 bytes
- 500 KiB = 512,000 bytes × 8 bits/byte = 4,096,000 bits
- 500 KiB (base 2) = 4,000 Kib (base 2)

Real-World Examples:

Text Files
- A simple text file like a .txt document may be around 10 KB, so it would be about 80 Kb (base 10).
Images
- A small image saved in a compressed format like JPEG might be around 250 KB, which would be 2,000 Kb (base 10).
Music Files
- An MP3 song file ranges from 3,000 KB to 6,000 KB, which translates to 24,000 Kb to 48,000 Kb (base 10).
Video Files
- A small video clip might be around 50,000 KB (50 MB), making it 400,000 Kb (base 10).

By using these real-world examples and conversion principles, you can gain a better understanding of how digital data is measured and converted between different units in both base 10 and base 2 systems.

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 Kilobyte?

Kilobyte, $KB$ , is a unit of digital information. Kilo is used as a unit prefix in metrics system. It represent a numerical value $10^3$ or $1,000$ . 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). $Kilobyte$ is referring to the base 10 format, unlike $Kibibyte$ which is referring to base 2 format.

1\,Kilobyte => 1\, KB\,(shorthand form)

1\,KB = 1,000\,byte = 10^3 bytes

More examples can be found on Stanford's Kilobytes Megabytes Kilobytes 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 Kilobytes conversion table

Enter # of Kilobytes

Convert 1 KB to other units	Result
Kilobytes to Bits (KB to b)	8000
Kilobytes to Kilobits (KB to Kb)	8
Kilobytes to Kibibits (KB to Kib)	7.8125
Kilobytes to Megabits (KB to Mb)	0.008
Kilobytes to Mebibits (KB to Mib)	0.00762939453125
Kilobytes to Gigabits (KB to Gb)	0.000008
Kilobytes to Gibibits (KB to Gib)	0.000007450580596924
Kilobytes to Terabits (KB to Tb)	8e-9
Kilobytes to Tebibits (KB to Tib)	7.2759576141834e-9
Kilobytes to Bytes (KB to B)	1000
Kilobytes to Kibibytes (KB to KiB)	0.9765625
Kilobytes to Megabytes (KB to MB)	0.001
Kilobytes to Mebibytes (KB to MiB)	0.0009536743164063
Kilobytes to Gigabytes (KB to GB)	0.000001
Kilobytes to Gibibytes (KB to GiB)	9.3132257461548e-7
Kilobytes to Terabytes (KB to TB)	1e-9
Kilobytes to Tebibytes (KB to TiB)	9.0949470177293e-10

Kilobytes to Kilobits conversion