Data Transfer Rate conversion
1 kilobyte per second (kB/s) equals 0.008 megabit per second (Mbit/s). Enter any value below to convert from kB/s to Mbit/s.
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1 kB/s = 0.008 Mbit/s
| Unit | Value |
|---|---|
| Bit per second bit/s | 8,000 |
| Kilobit per second kbit/s | 8 |
| Megabit per second Mbit/s | 0.008 |
| Gigabit per second Gbit/s | 0.000008 |
| Byte per second B/s | 1,000 |
| Kilobyte per second kB/s | 1 |
| Megabyte per second MB/s | 0.001 |
| Mebibyte per second MiB/s | 0.0009536743 |
| Gigabyte per second GB/s | 0.000001 |
Formula
Use this relationship for a direct conversion:
2 kB/s = 0.016 Mbit/s.
These are raw rates; protocol overhead, encoding, congestion, and storage performance affect observed transfer time.
Quick reference
| Kilobyte per second (kB/s) | Megabit per second (Mbit/s) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.00008 |
| 0.1 | 0.0008 |
| 1 | 0.008 |
| 2 | 0.016 |
| 5 | 0.04 |
| 10 | 0.08 |
| 25 | 0.2 |
| 50 | 0.4 |
| 100 | 0.8 |
| 1,000 | 8 |
From unit
One thousand bytes per second.
Symbol: kB/s
To unit
One million bits per second.
Symbol: Mbit/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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Use the formula Mbit/s = kB/s x 0.008. 1 kilobyte per second (kB/s) equals 0.008 megabit per second (Mbit/s).
Both unit definitions use exact factors. Only the displayed decimal may be rounded.
