Convert Kilobits to Gigabits
Convert Kilobits (kbit) to Gigabits (Gbit) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
Gbit = kbit × 1.000000000e-6
About Kilobits
A kilobit (kbit) = 1,000 bits (SI). Standard unit for connection speeds: dial-up 9.6-56 kbit/s; ISDN 64-128 kbit/s; early ADSL 256 kbit/s. VoIP codecs: G.711 = 64 kbit/s; Opus (WhatsApp, Discord) = 6-510 kbit/s adaptive. Bluetooth LE up to 1,000 kbit/s; Zigbee/Z-Wave 20-250 kbit/s. 'kbit/s' = strictly decimal 1,000 bits/s (ITU/IEEE). 1 kbit = 1,000 bits = 125 bytes.
About Gigabits
A gigabit (Gbit) = 10⁹ bits (SI). 1 Gbit/s Ethernet (1000BASE-T) is the enterprise baseline; 10/25/100/400 Gbit/s are data-centre standards. Bus speeds: PCIe 4.0 ×16 = 256 Gbit/s; Thunderbolt 4 = 40 Gbit/s; HDMI 2.1 = 48 Gbit/s. NVMe SSDs: PCIe 4 ≈ 57 Gbit/s; PCIe 5 > 112 Gbit/s. Submarine cables: 200 Gbit/s per wavelength × hundreds of wavelengths. 1 Gbit = 10⁹ bits = 125 MB.
Quick Reference Table
| Kilobits (kbit) | Gigabits (Gbit) |
|---|---|
| 1 kbit | 1 × 10-6 Gbit |
| 2 kbit | 2 × 10-6 Gbit |
| 5 kbit | 5 × 10-6 Gbit |
| 10 kbit | 1 × 10-5 Gbit |
| 25 kbit | 2.5 × 10-5 Gbit |
| 50 kbit | 5 × 10-5 Gbit |
| 100 kbit | 1 × 10-4 Gbit |