Mebibytes (MiB)
The mebibyte (MiB) is 2^20 = 1,048,576 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 mebibytes to any data unit
1 mebibyte = 0.001048576 gigabytes
Quick facts
- Unit
- Mebibyte (plural: mebibytes)
- Symbol
- MiB
- Measures
- Information / Data
- System
- Binary (IEC)
- Equals
- 1,048,576 bytes
- Definition
- 2^20 bytes (1,048,576 bytes).
1 mebibyte in other units
| Gigabytes | 0.001048576 GB |
| Megabytes | 1.048576 MB |
| Bytes | 1,048,576 B |
| Terabytes | 0.000001048576 TB |
| Bits | 8,388,608 bit |
| Kilobytes | 1,048.576 kB |
| Gigabits | 0.008388608 Gbit |
| Megabits | 8.388608 Mbit |
What is a mebibyte?
The mebibyte (MiB) is 2^20 = 1,048,576 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 mebibyte sits among data units
The mebibyte is number 25 of 64 on our scale of data units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Mebibytes in real life
One mebibyte is about 14 short emails, or about 71% of a 3.5-inch floppy disk, or about 35% of a smartphone photo, or about 26% of an MP3 song.
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Common amounts of mebibytes
- 0.25 MiB
- 0.5 MiB
- 0.75 MiB
- 1 MiB
- 1.5 MiB
- 2 MiB
- 2.5 MiB
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- 750 MiB
- 1,000 MiB
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Bits & bytes
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Decimal (SI)
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Binary (IEC)
- MiB to GiB
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- MiB to Zibit
Legacy binary (JEDEC)
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Frequently asked questions
What is a mebibyte?
The mebibyte (MiB) is 2^20 = 1,048,576 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 mebibyte defined?
2^20 bytes (1,048,576 bytes).
How many gigabytes are in a mebibyte?
One mebibyte equals 0.001048576 gigabytes.
How many megabytes are in a mebibyte?
One mebibyte equals 1.048576 megabytes.
How many bytes are in a mebibyte?
One mebibyte equals 1,048,576 bytes.