Data Transfer Rate conversion
1 megabit per second (Mbit/s) equals 125 kilobyte per second (kB/s). Enter any value below to convert from Mbit/s to kB/s.
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1 Mbit/s = 125 kB/s
| Unit | Value |
|---|---|
| Bit per second bit/s | 1,000,000 |
| Kilobit per second kbit/s | 1,000 |
| Megabit per second Mbit/s | 1 |
| Gigabit per second Gbit/s | 0.001 |
| Byte per second B/s | 125,000 |
| Kilobyte per second kB/s | 125 |
| Megabyte per second MB/s | 0.125 |
| Mebibyte per second MiB/s | 0.1192092896 |
| Gigabyte per second GB/s | 0.000125 |
Formula
Use this relationship for a direct conversion:
2 Mbit/s = 250 kB/s.
These are raw rates; protocol overhead, encoding, congestion, and storage performance affect observed transfer time.
Quick reference
| Megabit per second (Mbit/s) | Kilobyte per second (kB/s) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 1.25 |
| 0.1 | 12.5 |
| 1 | 125 |
| 2 | 250 |
| 5 | 625 |
| 10 | 1,250 |
| 25 | 3,125 |
| 50 | 6,250 |
| 100 | 12,500 |
| 1,000 | 125,000 |
From unit
One million bits per second.
Symbol: Mbit/s
To unit
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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Use the formula kB/s = Mbit/s x 125. 1 megabit per second (Mbit/s) equals 125 kilobyte per second (kB/s).
Both unit definitions use exact factors. Only the displayed decimal may be rounded.
