Gigabytes to Kilobits Converter
How to convert gigabytes to kilobits
kilobits = gigabytes × 8,000,000
To convert gigabytes to kilobits, multiply the number of gigabytes by 8,000,000.
1 GB = 8,000,000 kbit
Examples
- 500 GB × 8,000,000 = 4,000,000,000 kbit
- 64 GB × 8,000,000 = 512,000,000 kbit
Good to know
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.
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.
Gigabytes to kilobits conversion table
| Gigabytes (GB) | Kilobits (kbit) |
|---|---|
| 1 GB | 8,000,000 kbit |
| 2 GB | 16,000,000 kbit |
| 4 GB | 32,000,000 kbit |
| 8 GB | 64,000,000 kbit |
| 16 GB | 128,000,000 kbit |
| 32 GB | 256,000,000 kbit |
| 64 GB | 512,000,000 kbit |
| 100 GB | 800,000,000 kbit |
| 128 GB | 1,024,000,000 kbit |
| 250 GB | 2,000,000,000 kbit |
| 256 GB | 2,048,000,000 kbit |
| 500 GB | 4,000,000,000 kbit |
| 512 GB | 4,096,000,000 kbit |
| 1,000 GB | 8,000,000,000 kbit |
| 1,024 GB | 8,192,000,000 kbit |
| 2,000 GB | 16,000,000,000 kbit |
Unit definitions
- Gigabyte (GB)
- A gigabyte is 1,000,000,000 bytes (1000 megabytes). It is the usual unit for memory cards, phone storage and mobile data plans.
- 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).