Megabits to Megabytes Converter
How to convert megabits to megabytes
megabytes = megabits ÷ 8
To convert megabits to megabytes, divide the number of megabits by 8.
1 Mbit = 0.125 MB
Examples
- 100 Mbit ÷ 8 = 12.5 MB
- One megabyte: 8 Mbit ÷ 8 = 1 MB
Good to know
Internet speeds are quoted in megabits per second, while file sizes are in megabytes. There are 8 megabits in a megabyte, so a 100 Mbit/s connection transfers at most 12.5 MB per second.
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.
Megabits to megabytes conversion table
| Megabits (Mbit) | Megabytes (MB) |
|---|---|
| 1 Mbit | 0.125 MB |
| 2 Mbit | 0.25 MB |
| 4 Mbit | 0.5 MB |
| 8 Mbit | 1 MB |
| 16 Mbit | 2 MB |
| 32 Mbit | 4 MB |
| 64 Mbit | 8 MB |
| 100 Mbit | 12.5 MB |
| 128 Mbit | 16 MB |
| 250 Mbit | 31.25 MB |
| 256 Mbit | 32 MB |
| 500 Mbit | 62.5 MB |
| 512 Mbit | 64 MB |
| 1,000 Mbit | 125 MB |
| 1,024 Mbit | 128 MB |
| 2,000 Mbit | 250 MB |
Unit definitions
- Megabit (Mbit)
- A megabit is 1,000,000 bits, equal to 125,000 bytes. Internet connection speeds are quoted in megabits per second (Mbps).
- Megabyte (MB)
- A megabyte is 1,000,000 bytes (1000 kilobytes). It is the usual unit for the size of photos, songs and documents.