Bits to Kilobits Converter
How to convert bits to kilobits
kilobits = bits ÷ 1,000
To convert bits to kilobits, divide the number of bits by 1,000.
1 bit = 0.001 kbit
Examples
- One byte: 8 bit ÷ 1,000 = 0.008 kbit
- 64 bit ÷ 1,000 = 0.064 kbit
Good to know
8 bits make 1 byte. Bits (lowercase b) and bytes (uppercase B) are easily confused in abbreviations such as Mb and MB.
A unit of bits, not bytes: 8 bits make 1 byte. Bit units are used for transfer speeds, byte units for file and storage sizes.
Bits to kilobits conversion table
| Bits | Kilobits (kbit) |
|---|---|
| 1 bit | 0.001 kbit |
| 2 bit | 0.002 kbit |
| 4 bit | 0.004 kbit |
| 8 bit | 0.008 kbit |
| 16 bit | 0.016 kbit |
| 32 bit | 0.032 kbit |
| 64 bit | 0.064 kbit |
| 100 bit | 0.1 kbit |
| 128 bit | 0.128 kbit |
| 250 bit | 0.25 kbit |
| 256 bit | 0.256 kbit |
| 500 bit | 0.5 kbit |
| 512 bit | 0.512 kbit |
| 1,000 bit | 1 kbit |
| 1,024 bit | 1.024 kbit |
| 2,000 bit | 2 kbit |
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.
- Kilobit (kbit)
- A kilobit is 1000 bits, equal to 125 bytes. It is used for audio bit rates and slow data links, in kilobits per second (kbps).