Data Storage Converter
Bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes — decimal and binary.
Inputs
Result
1 GB =
1,000.0000
megabyte (MB)
Visual breakdown
Byte
1,000,000,000
B
Kilobyte
1,000,000
KB
Megabyte
1,000
MB
Terabyte
0.001
TB
Formula
Decimal units (KB, MB, GB) use 1,000. Binary units (KiB, MiB, GiB) use 1,024. 1 byte = 8 bits.
Example
1 GB = 1,000 MB (decimal). 1 GiB ≈ 1,073.74 MB.
Frequently asked
KB vs KiB?
KB is decimal (1,000 bytes). KiB is binary (1,024 bytes). Disk makers use KB; operating systems often show KiB.
Bits vs bytes?
8 bits = 1 byte. Network speeds are usually in bits per second; storage is in bytes.
Which is right for file sizes?
Both are valid — just be consistent. We default to decimal for storage and provide binary alongside.