Yobibytes (YiB)
The yobibyte (YiB) is 2^80 = 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 bytes, a binary multiple defined by the IEC in 1998 to end the confusion over whether a kilo
Convert yobibytes to any data unit
1 yobibyte = 1.2089258 × 1015 gigabytes
Quick facts
- Unit
- Yobibyte (plural: yobibytes)
- Symbol
- YiB
- Measures
- Information / Data
- System
- Binary (IEC)
- Equals
- 1.2089258 × 1024 bytes
- Definition
- 2^80 bytes (1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 bytes).
1 yobibyte in other units
| Gigabytes | 1.2089258 × 1015 GB |
| Megabytes | 1.2089258 × 1018 MB |
| Bytes | 1.2089258 × 1024 B |
| Terabytes | 1,208,925,820,000 TB |
| Bits | 9.6714066 × 1024 bit |
| Kilobytes | 1.2089258 × 1021 kB |
| Gigabits | 9.6714066 × 1015 Gbit |
| Megabits | 9.6714066 × 1018 Mbit |
What is a yobibyte?
The yobibyte (YiB) is 2^80 = 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 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 yobibyte sits among data units
The yobibyte is number 60 of 64 on our scale of data units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Yobibytes in real life
One yobibyte is about 8.1 years of worldwide data creation.
Top yobibyte conversions
Common amounts of yobibytes
Convert yobibytes to all 63 other units
Bits & bytes
- YiB to B
- YiB to bit
- YiB to nibble
- YiB to o
- YiB to block
- YiB to word (16-bit)
- YiB to DWORD
- YiB to QWORD
- YiB to crumb
- YiB to memory page
- YiB to octaword
Decimal (SI)
- YiB to GB
- YiB to MB
- YiB to TB
- YiB to kB
- YiB to Gbit
- YiB to Mbit
- YiB to Tbit
- YiB to kbit
- YiB to PB
- YiB to Pbit
- YiB to EB
- YiB to Ebit
- YiB to ZB
- YiB to YB
- YiB to Zbit
- YiB to Ybit
- YiB to QB
- YiB to RB
- YiB to Qbit
- YiB to Rbit
Binary (IEC)
- YiB to GiB
- YiB to MiB
- YiB to KiB
- YiB to TiB
- YiB to PiB
- YiB to Gibit
- YiB to Mibit
- YiB to EiB
- YiB to Kibit
- YiB to Tibit
- YiB to ZiB
- YiB to Pibit
- YiB to Eibit
- YiB to Yibit
- YiB to Zibit
Legacy binary (JEDEC)
Information theory
Media & everyday comparisons
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Frequently asked questions
What is a yobibyte?
The yobibyte (YiB) is 2^80 = 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 bytes, a binary multiple defined by the IEC in 1998 to end the confusion over whether a kilo
How is the yobibyte defined?
2^80 bytes (1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 bytes).
How many gigabytes are in a yobibyte?
One yobibyte equals 1.2089258e15 gigabytes.
How many megabytes are in a yobibyte?
One yobibyte equals 1.2089258e18 megabytes.
How many bytes are in a yobibyte?
One yobibyte equals 1.2089258e24 bytes.