What is a Kbit/s (Kbps)?

Kilobits per second (Kbps) is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000 bits per second.

Definition

Symbol

Kbps

Category

Data Transfer

System

Digital

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1 Kbit/s = 1000 bit/s (bps)

1 Kbit/s = 0.001 Mbit/s (Mbps)

1 Kbit/s = 0.000001 Gbit/s (Gbps)

1 Kbit/s = 125 Byte/s (B/s)

1 Kbit/s = 0.125 KB/s (KB/s)

Common Uses

  • Voice over IP
  • Dial-up internet
  • Audio streaming bitrate

Kbit/s Conversions

Related Units