Bits to Bytes Converter
How to convert bits to bytes
bytes = bits ÷ 8
To convert bits to bytes, divide the number of bits by 8.
1 bit = 0.125 B
Examples
- One byte: 8 bit ÷ 8 = 1 B
- 64 bit ÷ 8 = 8 B
Good to know
One byte is 8 bits. Abbreviations are case-sensitive: a lowercase b means bits and an uppercase B means bytes.
8 bits make 1 byte. Bits (lowercase b) and bytes (uppercase B) are easily confused in abbreviations such as Mb and MB.
Bits to bytes conversion table
| Bits | Bytes (B) |
|---|---|
| 1 bit | 0.125 B |
| 2 bit | 0.25 B |
| 4 bit | 0.5 B |
| 8 bit | 1 B |
| 16 bit | 2 B |
| 32 bit | 4 B |
| 64 bit | 8 B |
| 100 bit | 12.5 B |
| 128 bit | 16 B |
| 250 bit | 31.25 B |
| 256 bit | 32 B |
| 500 bit | 62.5 B |
| 512 bit | 64 B |
| 1,000 bit | 125 B |
| 1,024 bit | 128 B |
| 2,000 bit | 250 B |
Unit definitions
- Bit
- A bit is the smallest unit of digital information, a single binary value of 0 or 1. Eight bits make one byte.
- Byte (B)
- A byte is a group of 8 bits and the basic addressable unit of computer memory and storage. One byte can hold one of 256 values.