Kilobytes to Bits Converter
How to convert kilobytes to bits
bits = kilobytes × 8,000
To convert kilobytes to bits, multiply the number of kilobytes by 8,000.
1 kB = 8,000 bit
Examples
- 500 kB × 8,000 = 4,000,000 bit
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.
8 bits make 1 byte. Bits (lowercase b) and bytes (uppercase B) are easily confused in abbreviations such as Mb and MB.
Kilobytes to bits conversion table
| Kilobytes (kB) | Bits |
|---|---|
| 1 kB | 8,000 bit |
| 2 kB | 16,000 bit |
| 4 kB | 32,000 bit |
| 8 kB | 64,000 bit |
| 16 kB | 128,000 bit |
| 32 kB | 256,000 bit |
| 64 kB | 512,000 bit |
| 100 kB | 800,000 bit |
| 128 kB | 1,024,000 bit |
| 250 kB | 2,000,000 bit |
| 256 kB | 2,048,000 bit |
| 500 kB | 4,000,000 bit |
| 512 kB | 4,096,000 bit |
| 1,000 kB | 8,000,000 bit |
| 1,024 kB | 8,192,000 bit |
| 2,000 kB | 16,000,000 bit |
Unit definitions
- Kilobyte (kB)
- A kilobyte is 1000 bytes. It is used for small files such as text documents and icons.
- Bit
- A bit is the smallest unit of digital information, a single binary value of 0 or 1. Eight bits make one byte.