Gibibytes (GiB)
The gibibyte (GiB) is 2^30 = 1,073,741,824 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.
Convert gibibytes to any data unit
1 gibibyte = 1.073741824 gigabytes
Quick facts
- Unit
- Gibibyte (plural: gibibytes)
- Symbol
- GiB
- Measures
- Information / Data
- System
- Binary (IEC)
- Equals
- 1,073,741,824 bytes
- Definition
- 2^30 bytes (1,073,741,824 bytes).
1 gibibyte in other units
| Gigabytes | 1.073741824 GB |
| Megabytes | 1,073.741824 MB |
| Bytes | 1,073,741,824 B |
| Terabytes | 0.001073741824 TB |
| Bits | 8,589,934,592 bit |
| Kilobytes | 1,073,741.824 kB |
| Gigabits | 8.589934592 Gbit |
| Megabits | 8,589.934592 Mbit |
What is a gibibyte?
The gibibyte (GiB) is 2^30 = 1,073,741,824 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 gibibyte sits among data units
The gibibyte is number 34 of 64 on our scale of data units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Gibibytes in real life
One gibibyte is about 1.5 CDs, or about 1.4 human genomes, or about 23% of a DVD, or about 21% of an HD movie.
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Common amounts of gibibytes
- 0.25 GiB
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- 1 GiB
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Convert gibibytes to all 63 other units
Bits & bytes
- GiB to B
- GiB to bit
- GiB to nibble
- GiB to o
- GiB to block
- GiB to word (16-bit)
- GiB to DWORD
- GiB to QWORD
- GiB to crumb
- GiB to memory page
- GiB to octaword
Decimal (SI)
- GiB to GB
- GiB to MB
- GiB to TB
- GiB to kB
- GiB to Gbit
- GiB to Mbit
- GiB to Tbit
- GiB to kbit
- GiB to PB
- GiB to Pbit
- GiB to EB
- GiB to Ebit
- GiB to ZB
- GiB to YB
- GiB to Zbit
- GiB to Ybit
- GiB to QB
- GiB to RB
- GiB to Qbit
- GiB to Rbit
Binary (IEC)
- GiB to MiB
- GiB to KiB
- GiB to TiB
- GiB to PiB
- GiB to Gibit
- GiB to Mibit
- GiB to EiB
- GiB to Kibit
- GiB to Tibit
- GiB to YiB
- GiB to ZiB
- GiB to Pibit
- GiB to Eibit
- GiB to Yibit
- GiB to Zibit
Legacy binary (JEDEC)
Information theory
Media & everyday comparisons
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Frequently asked questions
What is a gibibyte?
The gibibyte (GiB) is 2^30 = 1,073,741,824 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.
How is the gibibyte defined?
2^30 bytes (1,073,741,824 bytes).
How many gigabytes are in a gibibyte?
One gibibyte equals 1.073741824 gigabytes.
How many megabytes are in a gibibyte?
One gibibyte equals 1,073.741824 megabytes.
How many bytes are in a gibibyte?
One gibibyte equals 1,073,741,824 bytes.