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Kilobyte per second to Byte per second Converter

Use this page to convert kilobyte per second values into byte 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.

Byte per second

A rate of one byte (8 bits) per second.

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

Current use: File download speeds.

Also written as B/s, bytes per second, byte/s.

Kilobyte per second to Byte per second table

Kilobyte per second [kB/s]Byte per second [B/s]
0.01 kB/s10 B/s
0.1 kB/s100 B/s
1 kB/s1,000 B/s
2 kB/s2,000 B/s
5 kB/s5,000 B/s
10 kB/s10,000 B/s
20 kB/s20,000 B/s
50 kB/s50,000 B/s
100 kB/s100,000 B/s

Frequently asked questions

  • How many Byte per second (B/s) are in one Kilobyte per second (kB/s)?

    One Kilobyte per second equals 1,000 Byte per second.

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

    Multiply the Kilobyte per second value by 1,000 to get the result in Byte per second.

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

    Multiply the Byte per second value by 0.001 to get back to Kilobyte per second.

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

    1000000 Kilobyte per second equals 1,000,000,000 Byte per second.