Bit/s to Kilobit/s (Bit/s to Kilobit/s)
Result
0.001 Kilobit/s
Formula
Kilobit/s = Bit/s × 0.001
1 Bit/s = 0.001 Kilobit/s, and 1 Kilobit/s = 1,000 Bit/s.
Storage here uses binary multiples (1 KB = 1,024 bytes, 1 MB = 1,024² bytes), the convention most operating systems use. The IEC names for these are kibibyte (KiB), mebibyte (MiB) and so on. Bandwidth uses decimal SI prefixes (1 Mbit/s = 1,000,000 bit/s).
Worked examples
- 1 Bit/s × 0.001 = 0.001 Kilobit/s
- 10 Bit/s × 0.001 = 0.01 Kilobit/s
- 100 Bit/s × 0.001 = 0.1 Kilobit/s
Common mistakes
- Drive manufacturers use decimal units: a "1 TB" drive holds 10¹² bytes, which an operating system shows as about 931 GB (binary).
- Bits are not bytes: a 100 Mbit/s connection downloads at most 12.5 MB per second (divide by 8), before protocol overhead.
Bit/s to Kilobit/s table
| Bit/s (Bit/s) | Kilobit/s (Kilobit/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.001 |
| 2 | 0.002 |
| 5 | 0.005 |
| 10 | 0.01 |
| 20 | 0.02 |
| 50 | 0.05 |
| 100 | 0.1 |
| 1,000 | 1 |
The units
- Bit/s (Bit/s)
- A unit of digital.
- Kilobit/s (Kilobit/s)
- 1 Kilobit/s = 1,000 Bit/s.
Sources for these factors
- Prefixes for binary multiples — NIST
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure), 9th edition — BIPM
Last reviewed against these sources. An automated check recomputes every factor from its definition on each build. How we check accuracy