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Kilobyte per second to Bit per second Converter

Use this page to convert kilobyte per second values into bit per second, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.

Kilobyte per second

One thousand bytes per second (SI).

History: Data transfer rate units grew from serial communication, storage, and network bandwidth measurement.

Current use: Used for comparing network throughput, file transfers, storage interfaces, and communication links.

Also written as kB/s, kilobytes per second, KB/s.

Bit per second

A common unit of data transfer rate (bandwidth) in computer networks.

History: Data transfer rate units grew from serial communication, storage, and network bandwidth measurement.

Current use: Network speeds, serial connections.

Also written as bps, bits per second, bit/s.

Kilobyte per second to Bit per second table

Kilobyte per second [kB/s]Bit per second [bps]
0.01 kB/s80 bps
0.1 kB/s800 bps
1 kB/s8,000 bps
2 kB/s16,000 bps
5 kB/s40,000 bps
10 kB/s80,000 bps
20 kB/s160,000 bps
50 kB/s400,000 bps
100 kB/s800,000 bps

Frequently asked questions

  • How many Bit per second (bps) are in one Kilobyte per second (kB/s)?

    One Kilobyte per second equals 8,000 Bit per second.

  • How do you convert Kilobyte per second to Bit per second?

    Multiply the Kilobyte per second value by 8,000 to get the result in Bit per second.

  • How do you convert Bit per second back to Kilobyte per second?

    Multiply the Bit per second value by 0.000125 to get back to Kilobyte per second.

  • What is 1000000 Kilobyte per second in Bit per second?

    1000000 Kilobyte per second equals 8,000,000,000 Bit per second.