About megabytes and gigabytes
A megabyte (MB) is 1,024 kilobytes in this converter. It is a common unit for photos, songs and documents.
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 megabytes to gigabytes, and back again. Type a value in either box and the other one updates as you type. The conversion uses 1 megabyte = 0.000976563 gigabytes.
Megabyte to Gigabyte conversion table
| megabytes | gigabytes |
|---|---|
| 1 megabyte | 0.000976563 gigabytes |
| 2 megabytes | 0.00195313 gigabytes |
| 5 megabytes | 0.00488281 gigabytes |
| 10 megabytes | 0.00976563 gigabytes |
| 25 megabytes | 0.0244141 gigabytes |
| 50 megabytes | 0.0488281 gigabytes |
| 100 megabytes | 0.0976563 gigabytes |
| 1,000 megabytes | 0.976563 gigabytes |
How to use it
- Enter a value in megabytes 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 megabytes by 0.000976563.
Did you know?
- A three-minute song in standard MP3 quality is usually around 3 to 5 megabytes.
- Storage makers usually count a gigabyte as 1,000,000,000 bytes, which is why a new drive can show less space than advertised.