Kilobits to Kilobytes Converter
How to convert kilobits to kilobytes
kilobytes = kilobits ÷ 8
To convert kilobits to kilobytes, divide the number of kilobits by 8.
1 kbit = 0.125 kB
Examples
- 320 kbit ÷ 8 = 40 kB
- 128 kbit ÷ 8 = 16 kB
Good to know
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.
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.
Kilobits to kilobytes conversion table
| Kilobits (kbit) | Kilobytes (kB) |
|---|---|
| 1 kbit | 0.125 kB |
| 2 kbit | 0.25 kB |
| 4 kbit | 0.5 kB |
| 8 kbit | 1 kB |
| 16 kbit | 2 kB |
| 32 kbit | 4 kB |
| 64 kbit | 8 kB |
| 100 kbit | 12.5 kB |
| 128 kbit | 16 kB |
| 250 kbit | 31.25 kB |
| 256 kbit | 32 kB |
| 500 kbit | 62.5 kB |
| 512 kbit | 64 kB |
| 1,000 kbit | 125 kB |
| 1,024 kbit | 128 kB |
| 2,000 kbit | 250 kB |
Unit definitions
- 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).
- Kilobyte (kB)
- A kilobyte is 1000 bytes. It is used for small files such as text documents and icons.