Data Unit Converter

Enter a value and select a starting unit to see all available conversion results.

Data Units and Descriptions

Below are descriptions and historical context for each Data unit available in this converter.

Bit (b)

Bit, the fundamental unit of information. Coined by Claude Shannon in 1948, short for 'binary digit'.

Byte (B)

Byte, typically 8 bits. Term coined by Werner Buchholz at IBM in 1956.

Kilobyte (KB)

Kilobyte, 1000 bytes in decimal system. Used by storage manufacturers and in SI standard.

Kibibyte (KiB)

Kibibyte, 1024 bytes in binary system. IEC standard introduced in 1998 to avoid confusion.

Megabyte (MB)

Megabyte, 1,000,000 bytes in decimal system. Commonly used for file sizes and storage.

Mebibyte (MiB)

Mebibyte, 1,048,576 bytes in binary system. More accurate for computer memory measurements.

Gigabyte (GB)

Gigabyte, 1 billion bytes in decimal system. Standard for hard drive and storage capacity.

Gibibyte (GiB)

Gibibyte, 1,073,741,824 bytes in binary system. Used in operating systems and RAM specifications.

Terabyte (TB)

Terabyte, 1 trillion bytes in decimal system. Used for large storage devices and data centers.

Tebibyte (TiB)

Tebibyte, 1,099,511,627,776 bytes in binary system. Precise measurement for large memory systems.

Base Unit Conversion Factors

The table below shows the conversion factors from each unit to the base unit, which is the Bit (b).

  • 1 Bit (b) = 1 Bit (b)
  • 1 Bit (b) = 0.125 Byte (B)
  • 1 Bit (b) = 0.000125 Kilobyte (KB)
  • 1 Bit (b) = 0.0001220703125 Kibibyte (KiB)
  • 1 Bit (b) = 1.25E-7 Megabyte (MB)
  • 1 Bit (b) = 1.1920928955078E-7 Mebibyte (MiB)
  • 1 Bit (b) = 1.25E-10 Gigabyte (GB)
  • 1 Bit (b) = 1.1641532182693E-10 Gibibyte (GiB)
  • 1 Bit (b) = 1.25E-13 Terabyte (TB)
  • 1 Bit (b) = 1.1368683772162E-13 Tebibyte (TiB)