About kilobytes and gigabytes
A kilobyte (KB) is 1,024 bytes in this converter, which follows the binary convention used by most operating systems.
A gigabyte (GB) is 1,024 megabytes in this converter. Phone storage, memory and data plans are often given in gigabytes.
How the conversion works
Converts kilobytes to gigabytes, and back again. Type a value in either box and the other one updates as you type. The conversion uses 1 kilobyte = 0.000000953674 gigabytes.
Kilobyte to Gigabyte conversion table
| kilobytes | gigabytes |
|---|---|
| 1 kilobyte | 0.000000953674 gigabytes |
| 2 kilobytes | 0.00000190735 gigabytes |
| 5 kilobytes | 0.00000476837 gigabytes |
| 10 kilobytes | 0.00000953674 gigabytes |
| 25 kilobytes | 0.0000238419 gigabytes |
| 50 kilobytes | 0.0000476837 gigabytes |
| 100 kilobytes | 0.0000953674 gigabytes |
| 1,000 kilobytes | 0.000953674 gigabytes |
How to use it
- Enter a value in kilobytes to see it in gigabytes, or type in the other box to convert the opposite way.
- Check the quick conversion table below for common values.
- To convert by hand, multiply the number of kilobytes by 0.000000953674.
Did you know?
- In 1998 the IEC introduced the name kibibyte (KiB) for 1,024 bytes, so that kilobyte could mean exactly 1,000.
- Storage makers usually count a gigabyte as 1,000,000,000 bytes, which is why a new drive can show less space than advertised.