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Convert internet and transfer speeds such as Mbps, Gbps and MB/s. Plans are sold in bits per second while download windows usually show bytes per second, and one byte is eight bits.
Data rate units and their values
| Unit | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| bits per second | bit/s | Base unit |
| kilobits per second | kbit/s | 1 kbit/s = 1,000 bit/s |
| megabits per second | Mbit/s | 1 Mbit/s = 1,000,000 bit/s |
| gigabits per second | Gbit/s | 1 Gbit/s = 1,000,000,000 bit/s |
| kilobytes per second | kB/s | 1 kB/s = 8,000 bit/s |
| megabytes per second | MB/s | 1 MB/s = 8,000,000 bit/s |
| gigabytes per second | GB/s | 1 GB/s = 8,000,000,000 bit/s |
| mebibytes per second | MiB/s | 1 MiB/s = 8,388,608 bit/s |
Factors come from each unit’s definition and are applied without rounding; the converter shows 7 significant figures.