Kilobits (kbit) to Megabits (Mbit) Conversion
Kilobits
The kilobit (kbit) is a unit of digital information equal to exactly 1,000 bits in the SI decimal system. It is used primarily in data transfer rate specifications for slow connections — dial-up modems operated at 56 kbps (kilobits per second). The kilobit is distinct from the kilobyte (kB): there are 8 kilobits in one kilobyte, a difference that routinely causes confusion when comparing internet speed in Mbps against download speeds in MB/s.
Megabits
The megabit (Mbit) is a unit of digital information equal to exactly 1,000,000 bits (10⁶ bits). It is the standard unit for expressing internet connection speeds: a "100 Mbps" broadband connection transfers 100 million bits per second, equivalent to 12.5 megabytes (MB/s). This factor-of-8 difference between megabits and megabytes is a frequent source of consumer confusion when comparing marketed connection speeds against actual file download rates.
| Kilobits (kbit) | Megabits (Mbit) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 kbit | 0.0001 Mbit |
| 1 kbit | 0.001 Mbit |
| 2 kbit | 0.002 Mbit |
| 3 kbit | 0.003 Mbit |
| 5 kbit | 0.005 Mbit |
| 10 kbit | 0.01 Mbit |
| 20 kbit | 0.02 Mbit |
| 30 kbit | 0.03 Mbit |
| 50 kbit | 0.05 Mbit |
| 100 kbit | 0.1 Mbit |
| 1000 kbit | 1 Mbit |