About kilobytes and megabytes
A kilobyte (KB) is 1,024 bytes in this converter, which follows the binary convention used by most operating systems.
A megabyte (MB) is 1,024 kilobytes in this converter. It is a common unit for photos, songs and documents.
How the conversion works
Converts kilobytes to megabytes, and back again. Type a value in either box and the other one updates as you type. The conversion uses 1 kilobyte = 0.000976563 megabytes.
Kilobyte to Megabyte conversion table
| kilobytes | megabytes |
|---|---|
| 1 kilobyte | 0.000976563 megabytes |
| 2 kilobytes | 0.00195313 megabytes |
| 5 kilobytes | 0.00488281 megabytes |
| 10 kilobytes | 0.00976563 megabytes |
| 25 kilobytes | 0.0244141 megabytes |
| 50 kilobytes | 0.0488281 megabytes |
| 100 kilobytes | 0.0976563 megabytes |
| 1,000 kilobytes | 0.976563 megabytes |
How to use it
- Enter a value in kilobytes to see it in megabytes, 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 0.000976563.
Did you know?
- In 1998 the IEC introduced the name kibibyte (KiB) for 1,024 bytes, so that kilobyte could mean exactly 1,000.
- A three-minute song in standard MP3 quality is usually around 3 to 5 megabytes.