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Megabits to Gigabits conversion

Note: Above conversion to Gb is base 10 decimal unit. If you want to use base 2 (binary unit) use Megabits to Gibibits (Mb to Gib) (which results to 0.0009313225746155 Gib). See the difference between decimal (Metric) and binary prefixes

Megabits to Gigabits conversion table

Megabits (Mb)	Gigabits (Gb)
0	0
1	0.001
2	0.002
3	0.003
4	0.004
5	0.005
6	0.006
7	0.007
8	0.008
9	0.009
10	0.01
20	0.02
30	0.03
40	0.04
50	0.05
60	0.06
70	0.07
80	0.08
90	0.09
100	0.1
1000	1

How to convert megabits to gigabits?

To convert Megabits (Mb) to Gigabits (Gb), you need to understand both the base 10 (decimal) and base 2 (binary) systems.

Base 10 (Decimal) Conversion:

In the decimal system:

1 Gigabit (Gb) = 1,000 Megabits (Mb)

To convert 1 Megabit to Gigabits in the base 10 system: $1 \text{ Mb} = \frac{1}{1000} \text{ Gb}$ $1 \text{ Mb} = 0.001 \text{ Gb}$

Base 2 (Binary) Conversion:

In the binary system:

1 Gibibit (Gib) = 1,024 Mebibits (Mib)

To convert 1 Mebibit to Gibibits in the base 2 system: $1 \text{ Mib} = \frac{1}{1024} \text{ Gib}$ $1 \text{ Mib} = 0.0009765625 \text{ Gib}$

Note that while Megabit (Mb) and Gigabit (Gb) usually adhere to the base 10 definitions, Mebibit (Mib) and Gibibit (Gib) adhere to the base 2 definitions. For clarity, when talking about base 2, we often use these terms (Mebibit and Gibibit) rather than Megabit and Gigabit.

Real-World Examples with Base 10 (Decimal):

100 Megabits (Mb) to Gigabits (Gb):
$100 \text{ Mb} = 100 \times 0.001 \text{ Gb} = 0.1 \text{ Gb}$
500 Megabits (Mb) to Gigabits (Gb):
$500 \text{ Mb} = 500 \times 0.001 \text{ Gb} = 0.5 \text{ Gb}$
1,000 Megabits (Mb) to Gigabits (Gb):
$1,000 \text{ Mb} = 1,000 \times 0.001 \text{ Gb} = 1 \text{ Gb}$

Real-World Examples with Base 2 (Binary):

256 Mebibits (Mib) to Gibibits (Gib):
$256 \text{ Mib} = 256 \times 0.0009765625 \text{ Gib} = 0.25 \text{ Gib}$
512 Mebibits (Mib) to Gibibits (Gib):
$512 \text{ Mib} = 512 \times 0.0009765625 \text{ Gib} = 0.5 \text{ Gib}$
1,024 Mebibits (Mib) to Gibibits (Gib):
$1,024 \text{ Mib} = 1,024 \times 0.0009765625 \text{ Gib} = 1 \text{ Gib}$

Application in Technology:

Internet Speed: ISPs often advertise Internet speeds in Megabits per second (Mbps) because larger numbers seem more impressive. For example, a speed of 500 Mbps is 0.5 Gbps in base 10.
Data Transfer: When transferring data between computers, you might download a 2 Gigabit file. In terms of Megabits, this would be 2,000 Mbps (base 10).
Storage: While storage is usually measured in Bytes, understanding bits can be helpful. A 1 Gigabyte (GB) file contains 8 Gigabits (base 10).

Understanding these conversions is essential for calculating bandwidth, storage requirements, and other digital applications effectively.

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 Gigabits to other unit conversions.

What is megabits?

Megabits (Mb) is a unit of measurement used to express digital data, particularly in the context of internet connectivity and digital communication.

In simple terms, a megabit is a large amount of binary information that can be transmitted or stored digitally. Here's how it breaks down:

1 bit = 0 or 1 (a single binary digit)
1 kilobit (kb) = 1,000 bits
1 megabit (Mb) = 1,000 kilobits (kb) = 1,000,000 bits

To put it in perspective, here are some examples of data sizes:

A typical image on your phone might be around 2-5 megabits ( Mb)
An hour-long movie at low quality could be around 10-20 gigabits (Gb), which is equivalent to tens of thousands of megabits
A full-length, high-definition TV show can take up hundreds of gigabytes (GB) or millions of megabits

In internet connectivity, megabits are often used to describe the maximum data transfer rate that a network connection can handle. For example:

DSL internet might have speeds ranging from 1-10 megabits per second (Mbps)
Cable internet may offer speeds up to 100 Mbps or more
Fiber-optic connections can reach speeds of 1 gigabit per second (Gbps), which is equivalent to 1,000 Mbps

In summary, megabits are a measure of digital data and are often used in the context of internet connectivity, storage capacity, and digital communication.

What is gigabits?

Gigabit (Gb) or gigabit per second (Gbps) is a unit of measurement that represents a large amount of data transfer speed, typically used in computing and telecommunications. Here's what it means:

1 Gigabit = 1 Billion Bits

To break it down further:

1 bit = the smallest unit of digital information
1 kilobit (Kb) = 1000 bits
1 megabit (Mb) = 1,000,000 bits
1 gigabit (Gb) = 1,000,000,000 bits

In other words, a gigabit is equivalent to transferring 1 billion individual bits of data per second.

To put it into perspective:

A typical internet connection might have speeds around 10-100 Mbps (megabits per second)
High-speed fiber-optic connections can reach speeds of up to several Gbps (e.g., 1,000-2,500 Gbps)
The fastest data transfer rates achieved by supercomputers and specialized networks are in the tens or even hundreds of Tbps (terabit).

Gigabits have become an important benchmark for measuring internet speed, network performance, and storage capacity.

Complete Megabits conversion table

Enter # of Megabits

Convert 1 Mb to other units	Result
Megabits to Bits (Mb to b)	1000000
Megabits to Kilobits (Mb to Kb)	1000
Megabits to Kibibits (Mb to Kib)	976.5625
Megabits to Mebibits (Mb to Mib)	0.9536743164063
Megabits to Gigabits (Mb to Gb)	0.001
Megabits to Gibibits (Mb to Gib)	0.0009313225746155
Megabits to Terabits (Mb to Tb)	0.000001
Megabits to Tebibits (Mb to Tib)	9.0949470177293e-7
Megabits to Bytes (Mb to B)	125000
Megabits to Kilobytes (Mb to KB)	125
Megabits to Kibibytes (Mb to KiB)	122.0703125
Megabits to Megabytes (Mb to MB)	0.125
Megabits to Mebibytes (Mb to MiB)	0.1192092895508
Megabits to Gigabytes (Mb to GB)	0.000125
Megabits to Gibibytes (Mb to GiB)	0.0001164153218269
Megabits to Terabytes (Mb to TB)	1.25e-7
Megabits to Tebibytes (Mb to TiB)	1.1368683772162e-7

Megabits to Gigabits conversion