Tebibytes (TiB)

The tebibyte (TiB) is 2^40 = 1,099,511,627,776 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.

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1 tebibyte = 1,099.511628 gigabytes

Quick facts

Unit
Tebibyte (plural: tebibytes)
Symbol
TiB
Measures
Information / Data
System
Binary (IEC)
Equals
1,099,511,627,780 bytes
Definition
2^40 bytes (1,099,511,627,776 bytes).

1 tebibyte in other units

Gigabytes1,099.511628 GB
Megabytes1,099,511.628 MB
Bytes1,099,511,628,000 B
Terabytes1.099511628 TB
Bits8,796,093,022,000 bit
Kilobytes1,099,511,628 kB
Gigabits8,796.093022 Gbit
Megabits8,796,093.022 Mbit

What is a tebibyte?

The tebibyte (TiB) is 2^40 = 1,099,511,627,776 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 tebibyte sits among data units

The tebibyte is number 43 of 64 on our scale of data units, ordered from smallest to largest.

Tebibytes in real life

One tebibyte is about 8.6 128 GB phones, or about 44 Blu-ray discs, or about 46 copies of English Wikipedia, or about 220 HD movies.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a tebibyte?

The tebibyte (TiB) is 2^40 = 1,099,511,627,776 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 tebibyte defined?

2^40 bytes (1,099,511,627,776 bytes).

How many gigabytes are in a tebibyte?

One tebibyte equals 1,099.511628 gigabytes.

How many megabytes are in a tebibyte?

One tebibyte equals 1,099,511.628 megabytes.

How many bytes are in a tebibyte?

One tebibyte equals 1,099,511,628,000 bytes.