Bits to Kilobytes Converter
How to convert bits to kilobytes
kilobytes = bits ÷ 8,000
To convert bits to kilobytes, divide the number of bits by 8,000.
1 bit = 0.000125 kB
Examples
- One byte: 8 bit ÷ 8,000 = 0.001 kB
- 64 bit ÷ 8,000 = 0.008 kB
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.
Decimal (SI) unit based on powers of 1000, as used by drive manufacturers. Windows reports sizes in binary units (powers of 1024) but labels them "KB", "MB", "GB" and "TB", so the same file or drive shows a smaller number there.
Bits to kilobytes conversion table
| Bits | Kilobytes (kB) |
|---|---|
| 1 bit | 0.000125 kB |
| 2 bit | 0.00025 kB |
| 4 bit | 0.0005 kB |
| 8 bit | 0.001 kB |
| 16 bit | 0.002 kB |
| 32 bit | 0.004 kB |
| 64 bit | 0.008 kB |
| 100 bit | 0.0125 kB |
| 128 bit | 0.016 kB |
| 250 bit | 0.03125 kB |
| 256 bit | 0.032 kB |
| 500 bit | 0.0625 kB |
| 512 bit | 0.064 kB |
| 1,000 bit | 0.125 kB |
| 1,024 bit | 0.128 kB |
| 2,000 bit | 0.25 kB |
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.
- Kilobyte (kB)
- A kilobyte is 1000 bytes. It is used for small files such as text documents and icons.