Kilobytes to Kilobits Converter
How to convert kilobytes to kilobits
kilobits = kilobytes × 8
To convert kilobytes to kilobits, multiply the number of kilobytes by 8.
1 kB = 8 kbit
Examples
- 500 kB × 8 = 4,000 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.
Kilobytes to kilobits conversion table
| Kilobytes (kB) | Kilobits (kbit) |
|---|---|
| 1 kB | 8 kbit |
| 2 kB | 16 kbit |
| 4 kB | 32 kbit |
| 8 kB | 64 kbit |
| 16 kB | 128 kbit |
| 32 kB | 256 kbit |
| 64 kB | 512 kbit |
| 100 kB | 800 kbit |
| 128 kB | 1,024 kbit |
| 250 kB | 2,000 kbit |
| 256 kB | 2,048 kbit |
| 500 kB | 4,000 kbit |
| 512 kB | 4,096 kbit |
| 1,000 kB | 8,000 kbit |
| 1,024 kB | 8,192 kbit |
| 2,000 kB | 16,000 kbit |
Unit definitions
- Kilobyte (kB)
- A kilobyte is 1000 bytes. It is used for small files such as text documents and icons.
- 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).