Convert kilobits per second (kbit/s) to bits per second (bit/s).
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kbit/s
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Bit per secondbit/s
Kilobit per secondkbit/s
Megabit per secondMbit/s
Gigabit per secondGbit/s
Byte per secondB/s
Kilobyte per secondkB/s
Megabyte per secondMB/s
Gigabyte per secondGB/s
Kibibyte per secondKiB/s
Mebibyte per secondMiB/s
Gibibyte per secondGiB/s
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bit/s
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Bit per secondbit/s
Kilobit per secondkbit/s
Megabit per secondMbit/s
Gigabit per secondGbit/s
Byte per secondB/s
Kilobyte per secondkB/s
Megabyte per secondMB/s
Gigabyte per secondGB/s
Kibibyte per secondKiB/s
Mebibyte per secondMiB/s
Gibibyte per secondGiB/s
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CONVERSION
1 kbit/s ≈ 1000 bit/s
6 significant figures
10 significant figures
15 significant figures
Precision changes displayed rounding, not calculation accuracy.
FORMULAbit/s = kbit/s × 1000
FORMULA & EXAMPLES
How to convert Kilobits per second to bits per second
bit/s = kbit/s × 1000
Multiply the kbit/s reading by 1000.
Worked examples
1 kbit/s ≈ 1000 bit/s
1 × 1000 ≈ 1000
1000 kbit/s ≈ 1000000 bit/s
1000 × 1000 ≈ 1000000
Frequently asked questions
How are bits and bytes distinguished in kbit/s to bit/s?
A lowercase b or the word bit denotes bits; uppercase B denotes bytes. Eight bits make one byte. Storage quantities and per-second transfer rates are separate categories.
Kilobits per second to bits per second table
Fixed reference · Kilobit per second to Bit per second
Reference values use this page’s named pair and default context. Calculator precision and font settings do not change this table.
Kilobit per second (kbit/s)
Bit per second (bit/s)
0
0
0.1
100
0.5
500
1
1000
2
2000
5
5000
10
10000
25
25000
50
50000
100
100000
1000
1000000
Table results use 10 significant figures; decimal formula coefficients use up to 15. Calculations use the unit definitions before rounding. Extra digits do not improve measurement accuracy.