Exbibytes (EiB)
The exbibyte (EiB) is 2^60 = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes, a binary multiple defined by the IEC in 1998 to end the confusion over whether a kilobyte, me
Convert exbibytes to any data unit
1 exbibyte = 1,152,921,505 gigabytes
Quick facts
- Unit
- Exbibyte (plural: exbibytes)
- Symbol
- EiB
- Measures
- Information / Data
- System
- Binary (IEC)
- Equals
- 1.1529215 × 1018 bytes
- Definition
- 2^60 bytes (1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes).
1 exbibyte in other units
| Gigabytes | 1,152,921,505 GB |
| Megabytes | 1,152,921,505,000 MB |
| Bytes | 1.1529215 × 1018 B |
| Terabytes | 1,152,921.505 TB |
| Bits | 9.223372 × 1018 bit |
| Kilobytes | 1.1529215 × 1015 kB |
| Gigabits | 9,223,372,037 Gbit |
| Megabits | 9,223,372,037,000 Mbit |
What is an exbibyte?
The exbibyte (EiB) is 2^60 = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes, a binary multiple defined by the IEC in 1998 to end the confusion over whether a kilobyte, megabyte and so on means a power of 1,000 or of 1,024. Operating systems such as Windows show sizes in these binary units while labelling them with the decimal names.
Where the exbibyte sits among data units
The exbibyte is number 52 of 64 on our scale of data units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Exbibytes in real life
One exbibyte is about 5.8 Internet Archives.
Top exbibyte conversions
Common amounts of exbibytes
Convert exbibytes to all 63 other units
Bits & bytes
- EiB to B
- EiB to bit
- EiB to nibble
- EiB to o
- EiB to block
- EiB to word (16-bit)
- EiB to DWORD
- EiB to QWORD
- EiB to crumb
- EiB to memory page
- EiB to octaword
Decimal (SI)
- EiB to GB
- EiB to MB
- EiB to TB
- EiB to kB
- EiB to Gbit
- EiB to Mbit
- EiB to Tbit
- EiB to kbit
- EiB to PB
- EiB to Pbit
- EiB to EB
- EiB to Ebit
- EiB to ZB
- EiB to YB
- EiB to Zbit
- EiB to Ybit
- EiB to QB
- EiB to RB
- EiB to Qbit
- EiB to Rbit
Binary (IEC)
- EiB to GiB
- EiB to MiB
- EiB to KiB
- EiB to TiB
- EiB to PiB
- EiB to Gibit
- EiB to Mibit
- EiB to Kibit
- EiB to Tibit
- EiB to YiB
- EiB to ZiB
- EiB to Pibit
- EiB to Eibit
- EiB to Yibit
- EiB to Zibit
Legacy binary (JEDEC)
Information theory
Media & everyday comparisons
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Frequently asked questions
What is an exbibyte?
The exbibyte (EiB) is 2^60 = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes, a binary multiple defined by the IEC in 1998 to end the confusion over whether a kilobyte, me
How is the exbibyte defined?
2^60 bytes (1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes).
How many gigabytes are in an exbibyte?
One exbibyte equals 1,152,921,505 gigabytes.
How many megabytes are in an exbibyte?
One exbibyte equals 1,152,921,505,000 megabytes.
How many bytes are in an exbibyte?
One exbibyte equals 1.1529215e18 bytes.