Data Transfer Rate conversion

Convert Byte per second to Kilobyte per second

1 byte per second (B/s) equals 0.001 kilobyte per second (kB/s). Enter any value below to convert from B/s to kB/s.

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1 B/s = 0.001 kB/s

All Data Transfer Rate units

From 1 B/s
UnitValue
Bit per second bit/s 8
Kilobit per second kbit/s 0.008
Megabit per second Mbit/s 0.000008
Gigabit per second Gbit/s 0.000000008
Byte per second B/s 1
Kilobyte per second kB/s 0.001
Megabyte per second MB/s 0.000001
Mebibyte per second MiB/s 0.0000009537
Gigabyte per second GB/s 0.000000001
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Formula

B/s to kB/s conversion formula

Use this relationship for a direct conversion:

kB/s = B/s x 0.001

Worked example

2 B/s = 0.002 kB/s.

These are raw rates; protocol overhead, encoding, congestion, and storage performance affect observed transfer time.

Quick reference

Byte per second to Kilobyte per second table

Byte per second (B/s)Kilobyte per second (kB/s)
0.010.00001
0.10.0001
10.001
20.002
50.005
100.01
250.025
500.05
1000.1
1,0001

From unit

About the byte per second

Eight bits transferred each second.

Symbol: B/s

To unit

About the kilobyte per second

One thousand bytes per second.

Symbol: kB/s

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Definitions are checked against IEC and SI prefix definitions. Calculations use full internal precision before display rounding.

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Questions

B/s to kB/s FAQ

How do you convert byte per second to kilobyte per second?

Use the formula kB/s = B/s x 0.001. 1 byte per second (B/s) equals 0.001 kilobyte per second (kB/s).

Is the B/s to kB/s conversion exact?

Both unit definitions use exact factors. Only the displayed decimal may be rounded.