How to convert kibibytes to kilobytes
Formula: kB = KiB × 1.024
Worked example: 10 KiB → 10 × 1.024 = 10.24 kB
Kibibytes to kilobytes conversion chart
| Kibibytes (KiB) | Kilobytes (kB) |
|---|---|
| 1 KiB | 1.024 kB |
| 2 KiB | 2.048 kB |
| 3 KiB | 3.072 kB |
| 4 KiB | 4.096 kB |
| 5 KiB | 5.12 kB |
| 8 KiB | 8.192 kB |
| 10 KiB | 10.24 kB |
| 16 KiB | 16.384 kB |
| 20 KiB | 20.48 kB |
| 25 KiB | 25.6 kB |
| 32 KiB | 32.768 kB |
| 50 KiB | 51.2 kB |
| 64 KiB | 65.536 kB |
| 100 KiB | 102.4 kB |
| 128 KiB | 131.072 kB |
| 250 KiB | 256 kB |
| 256 KiB | 262.144 kB |
| 500 KiB | 512 kB |
| 512 KiB | 524.288 kB |
| 1,000 KiB | 1,024 kB |
| 1,024 KiB | 1,048.58 kB |
What is a kibibyte?
The kibibyte is 1,024 bytes, or 2¹⁰. The IEC introduced the binary prefixes kibi, mebi, gibi and tebi in 1998 to end the confusion between 1,000 and 1,024. Memory page sizes, such as 4 KiB, are naturally binary.
What is a kilobyte?
The kilobyte, in the decimal SI sense, is 1,000 bytes. A short plain-text email weighs a few kB. Some software still uses KB to mean 1,024 bytes; the precise name for that is the kibibyte, KiB.