MiB to B — convert mebibytes to bytes
Exact 1 × 1,048,576 = 1,048,576
1 megabyte 48 kilobytes 576 bytes
1 mebibyte in other units
| Bits | 8,388,608 | bit |
|---|---|---|
| Bytes | 1,048,576 | B |
| Kilobytes | 1,048.58 | kB |
| Megabytes | 1.048576 | MB |
| Gigabytes | 0.001048576 | GB |
| Terabytes | 0.000001048576 | TB |
| Petabytes | 1.0486e-9 | PB |
| Kibibytes | 1,024 | KiB |
| Gibibytes | 0.0009765625 | GiB |
| Tebibytes | 9.5367e-7 | TiB |
MiB to B at a glance
| Mebibytes | Bytes |
|---|---|
| 1 MiB | 1,048,576 B |
| 2 MiB | 2,097,152 B |
| 3 MiB | 3,145,728 B |
| 5 MiB | 5,242,880 B |
| 10 MiB | 10,485,760 B |
| 20 MiB | 20,971,520 B |
| 25 MiB | 26,214,400 B |
| 50 MiB | 52,428,800 B |
| 100 MiB | 104,857,600 B |
| 250 MiB | 262,144,000 B |
| 500 MiB | 524,288,000 B |
| 1,000 MiB | 1,048,576,000 B |
How to convert mebibytes to bytes
Multiply by 1,048,576 — one mebibyte is 1,048,576 bytes. 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 × 1,048,576 = 1,048,576
In words: one million forty-eight thousand five hundred seventy-six bytes.
What these units are
The mebibyte and the byte are covered in the digital storage unit guide, along with every other unit on this page.
Questions
How many bytes are in a mebibyte?
One mebibyte is 1,048,576 bytes. This figure is exact — it comes from the definition of the unit, not a measurement.
What is 1 mebibyte in bytes?
1 mebibyte is 1,048,576 bytes. The working is 1 × 1,048,576 = 1,048,576.
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.