Convert kilobytes to kibibytes
1 kB = 0.9765625 KiB — exactly. Both units are defined against the SI, so this factor is a fraction, not an approximation.
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- Bits b 8000
- Nibbles nibble 2000
- Bytes B 1000
- Kilobits kb 8
- Megabits Mb 0.008
- Gigabits Gb 0.000 008
- Terabits Tb 8e-9
- Petabits Pb 8e-12
- Exabits Eb 8e-15
- Kilobytes kB 1
- Megabytes MB 0.001
- Gigabytes GB 0.000 001
- Terabytes TB 1e-9
- Petabytes PB 1e-12
- Exabytes EB 1e-15
- Kibibits Kib 7.8125
- Mebibits Mib 0.007 629 394 531 25
- Gibibits Gib 0.000 007 450 580 596 92
- Tebibits Tib 7.27595761418e-9
- Kibibytes KiB 0.976 562 5
- Mebibytes MiB 0.000 953 674 316 406
- Gibibytes GiB 0.000 000 931 322 574 615
- Tebibytes TiB 9.09494701773e-10
- Pebibytes PiB 8.881784197e-13
- Exbibytes EiB 8.67361737988e-16
- Blocks block 1.953 125
Every row is Kilobyte (kB) converted through the bit, in exact rational arithmetic.
How to convert kilobytes to kibibytes
Multiply the number of kilobytes by 0.9765625 to get kibibytes.
The exact factor is 0.9765625 — as a fraction, 125/128.
Kibibyte: 1024 bytes. What Windows calls a "KB" — which is why a 500 GB drive shows as 465 GB.
Kilobyte to Kibibyte conversion table
| Kilobytes (kB) | Kibibytes (KiB) |
|---|---|
| 1 kB | 0.976 562 5 |
| 2 kB | 1.953 125 |
| 3 kB | 2.929 687 5 |
| 5 kB | 4.882 812 5 |
| 10 kB | 9.765 625 |
| 20 kB | 19.531 25 |
| 25 kB | 24.414 063 |
| 50 kB | 48.828 125 |
| 100 kB | 97.656 25 |
| 250 kB | 244.140 63 |
| 500 kB | 488.281 25 |
| 1000 kB | 976.5625 |
Kibibyte to Kilobyte conversion table
| Kibibytes (KiB) | Kilobytes (kB) |
|---|---|
| 1 KiB | 1.024 |
| 2 KiB | 2.048 |
| 3 KiB | 3.072 |
| 5 KiB | 5.12 |
| 10 KiB | 10.24 |
| 20 KiB | 20.48 |
| 25 KiB | 25.6 |
| 50 KiB | 51.2 |
| 100 KiB | 102.4 |
| 250 KiB | 256 |
| 500 KiB | 512 |
| 1000 KiB | 1024 |
Frequently asked
How many kibibytes are in a kilobyte?
One kilobyte equals 0.9765625 kibibytes (kB → KiB). That figure is exact, not rounded.
How do you convert kilobytes to kibibytes?
Multiply the number of kilobytes by 0.9765625 to get kibibytes.
What is 1 KiB in kilobytes?
One kibibyte is 1.024 kilobytes.
What is 10 kB in KiB?
10 kB = 9.765 625 KiB.
What exactly is a kibibyte?
1024 bytes. What Windows calls a "KB" — which is why a 500 GB drive shows as 465 GB.