Data Transfer Rate conversion

Convert Kilobit per second to Kilobyte per second

1 kilobit per second (kbit/s) equals 0.125 kilobyte per second (kB/s). Enter any value below to convert from kbit/s to kB/s.

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1 kbit/s = 0.125 kB/s

All Data Transfer Rate units

From 1 kbit/s
UnitValue
Bit per second bit/s 1,000
Kilobit per second kbit/s 1
Megabit per second Mbit/s 0.001
Gigabit per second Gbit/s 0.000001
Byte per second B/s 125
Kilobyte per second kB/s 0.125
Megabyte per second MB/s 0.000125
Mebibyte per second MiB/s 0.0001192093
Gigabyte per second GB/s 0.000000125
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Formula

kbit/s to kB/s conversion formula

Use this relationship for a direct conversion:

kB/s = kbit/s x 0.125

Worked example

2 kbit/s = 0.25 kB/s.

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

Quick reference

Kilobit per second to Kilobyte per second table

Kilobit per second (kbit/s)Kilobyte per second (kB/s)
0.010.00125
0.10.0125
10.125
20.25
50.625
101.25
253.125
506.25
10012.5
1,000125

From unit

About the kilobit per second

One thousand bits per second.

Symbol: kbit/s

To unit

About the kilobyte per second

One thousand bytes per second.

Symbol: kB/s

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Conversion standard

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

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Questions

kbit/s to kB/s FAQ

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

Use the formula kB/s = kbit/s x 0.125. 1 kilobit per second (kbit/s) equals 0.125 kilobyte per second (kB/s).

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

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