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Megabytes to Megabits conversion

Note: Above conversion to Mb is base 10 decimal unit. If you want to use base 2 (binary unit) use Megabytes to Mebibits (MB to Mib) (which results to 7.62939453125 Mib). See the difference between decimal (Metric) and binary prefixes

Megabytes to Megabits conversion table

Megabytes (MB)	Megabits (Mb)
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 megabytes to megabits?

Absolutely! Let's dive into the conversion and also look at some real-world examples for various quantities of Megabytes.

Conversion from Megabytes (MB) to Megabits (Mb):

In digital storage and data transfer, the terms "Megabyte" (MB) and "Megabit" (Mb) are often used. It's critical to differentiate between them since a byte contains 8 bits.

Base 10 (Decimal) System (most commonly used in networking):

1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,000,000 bytes Since 1 byte = 8 bits, 1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,000,000 bytes × 8 bits/byte = 8,000,000 bits Hence, 1 Megabyte (MB) = 8 Megabits (Mb) in base 10.

Base 2 (Binary) System (commonly used in computing and storage):

1 Megabyte (MB) = 2^20 bytes = 1,048,576 bytes Since 1 byte = 8 bits, 1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes × 8 bits/byte = 8,388,608 bits Hence, 1 Megabyte (MB) = 8.388608 Megabits (Mb) in base 2.

Real-World Examples of Various Quantities of Megabytes:

5 Megabytes (MB):
- A typical high-quality MP3 song file is about 5 MB in size.
- ~40 megabytes of text (about 8,000,000 words; the whole Bible has ~3,500,000 words).
100 Megabytes (MB):
- One minute of video on YouTube in standard definition (SD) typically takes around 100 MB.
- A small application or mobile app download is usually around this size.
500 Megabytes (MB):
- About the amount of data you'd use to stream a 1-hour Netflix show in standard definition.
- A short ebook in PDF format might be around this size, depending on the graphics and font used.
1 Gigabyte (GB) (1024 MB base 2 or 1000 MB base 10):
- A short HD movie or a longer standard-definition movie may be approximately 1 GB.
- Often the size of a medium-quality video game for mobile devices.
5 Gigabytes (GB):
- A full-length HD movie download might be in this range.
- The size of the initial installation files for some complex PC games or software suites.
50 Gigabytes (GB):
- Around the size of a Blu-ray disc, which holds high-definition video, audio, and additional features.
- The typical capacity of a consumer-grade data storage USB drive.

By understanding these conversions and examples, you can get a better understanding of how digital storage and data transfer measurements impact real-world usage!

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 Megabits to other unit conversions.

What is a Megabyte?

Megabyte, $MB$ , is a unit of digital information. Mega is used as a unit prefix in metrics system. It represent a numerical value $10^6$ or $1,000,000$ . 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). $Megabyte$ is referring to the base 10 format, unlike $Mebibit$ which is referring to base 2 format.

1\text{ }Megabyte => 1\text{ } MB\text{ }(shorthand form)

1\text{ }MB = 1,000,000\text{ }byte = 10^6\text{ }bytes

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

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.

Complete Megabytes conversion table

Enter # of Megabytes

Convert 1 MB to other units	Result
Megabytes to Bits (MB to b)	8000000
Megabytes to Kilobits (MB to Kb)	8000
Megabytes to Kibibits (MB to Kib)	7812.5
Megabytes to Megabits (MB to Mb)	8
Megabytes to Mebibits (MB to Mib)	7.62939453125
Megabytes to Gigabits (MB to Gb)	0.008
Megabytes to Gibibits (MB to Gib)	0.007450580596924
Megabytes to Terabits (MB to Tb)	0.000008
Megabytes to Tebibits (MB to Tib)	0.000007275957614183
Megabytes to Bytes (MB to B)	1000000
Megabytes to Kilobytes (MB to KB)	1000
Megabytes to Kibibytes (MB to KiB)	976.5625
Megabytes to Mebibytes (MB to MiB)	0.9536743164063
Megabytes to Gigabytes (MB to GB)	0.001
Megabytes to Gibibytes (MB to GiB)	0.0009313225746155
Megabytes to Terabytes (MB to TB)	0.000001
Megabytes to Tebibytes (MB to TiB)	9.0949470177293e-7

Megabytes to Megabits conversion