Kilobytes to Bits Converter
1 kilobyte = 8,000 bits
1 kilobyte equals 8,000 bits
How to convert kilobytes to bits
Lowercase b means bit; uppercase B means byte (8 bits). Decimal kB, MB and GB use powers of 1000; binary KiB, MiB and GiB use powers of 1024. Choose the label that matches the source measurement.
b = kB × 8000One kilobyte is 8000 bits, so a single multiplication converts any value.
80,000 b = 10 × 8000Kilobytes to bits conversion table
Common values in kilobytes, converted to bits.
| Kilobytes (kB) | Bits (b) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8,000 |
| 2 | 16,000 |
| 4 | 32,000 |
| 8 | 64,000 |
| 16 | 128,000 |
| 32 | 256,000 |
| 64 | 512,000 |
| 128 | 1,024,000 |
| 256 | 2,048,000 |
| 512 | 4,096,000 |
| 1,024 | 8,192,000 |
About these units
kilobytekB
Exactly 1,000 bytes (decimal). The binary equivalent is the kibibyte.
bitb
The smallest unit of digital information: a single binary digit.
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.