KiB to kB — convert kibibytes to kilobytes
Exact 1 × 1.024 = 1.024
1 kilobyte 24 bytes
1 kibibyte in other units
| Bits | 8,192 | bit |
|---|---|---|
| Bytes | 1,024 | B |
| Kilobytes | 1.024 | kB |
| Megabytes | 0.001024 | MB |
| Gigabytes | 0.000001024 | GB |
| Terabytes | 1.024e-9 | TB |
| Petabytes | 1.024e-12 | PB |
| Mebibytes | 0.0009765625 | MiB |
| Gibibytes | 9.5367e-7 | GiB |
| Tebibytes | 9.3132e-10 | TiB |
KiB to kB at a glance
| Kibibytes | Kilobytes |
|---|---|
| 1 KiB | 1.024 kB |
| 2 KiB | 2.048 kB |
| 3 KiB | 3.072 kB |
| 5 KiB | 5.12 kB |
| 10 KiB | 10.24 kB |
| 20 KiB | 20.48 kB |
| 25 KiB | 25.6 kB |
| 50 KiB | 51.2 kB |
| 100 KiB | 102.4 kB |
| 250 KiB | 256 kB |
| 500 KiB | 512 kB |
| 1,000 KiB | 1,024 kB |
How to convert kibibytes to kilobytes
Multiply by 1.024 — one kibibyte is 1.024 kilobytes. That factor is exact: it comes from the definition of the units rather than from a measurement, so it will not change and does not need rounding.
Working 1 × 1.024 = 1.024
In words: about one kilobytes.
What these units are
The kibibyte and the kilobyte are covered in the digital storage unit guide, along with every other unit on this page.
Questions
How many kilobytes are in a kibibyte?
One kibibyte is 1.024 kilobytes. This figure is exact — it comes from the definition of the unit, not a measurement.
What is 1 kibibyte in kilobytes?
1 kibibyte is 1.024 kilobytes. The working is 1 × 1.024 = 1.024.
Why does my 1 TB drive show as 931 GB?
Nothing is missing. The manufacturer counts a terabyte as 1,000,000,000,000 bytes, while Windows divides by 1,024 at each step and labels the result GB when it really means GiB. Same bytes, two counting systems.
What is the difference between MB and MiB?
A megabyte is exactly one million bytes. A mebibyte is 1,048,576 bytes — two to the twentieth. The gap is about 4.9% at this scale and widens to roughly 10% by the terabyte.
Is my internet speed in megabytes or megabits?
Megabits. Connection speeds are quoted in Mbps, and there are eight bits to a byte, so a 100 Mbps line downloads at roughly 12.5 MB per second at best. The lowercase b is doing a lot of work in that abbreviation.