Convert Gibibytes (GiB) to Kibibytes (KiB)

Enter a value below to convert Gibibytes (GiB) to Kibibytes (KiB).

Convert from
Convert to

Conversion:

1 Gibibytes (GiB) = 1048576 Kibibytes (KiB)

How to Convert Gibibytes (GiB) to Kibibytes (KiB)

1 gib = 1048576 kib

1 kib = 9.5367431641e-7 gib

Example: convert 15 Gibibytes (GiB) to Kibibytes (KiB):

25 gib = 26214400 kib

Gibibytes (GiB) to Kibibytes (KiB) Conversion Table

Gibibytes (GiB)Kibibytes (KiB)
0.01 gib10485.76 kib
0.1 gib104857.6 kib
1 gib1048576 kib
2 gib2097152 kib
3 gib3145728 kib
5 gib5242880 kib
10 gib10485760 kib
20 gib20971520 kib
50 gib52428800 kib
100 gib104857600 kib
1000 gib1048576000 kib

Gibibytes (GiB)

Definition

A gibibyte (GiB) is a binary unit of digital information equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes (2³⁰ bytes). It is precisely 1,024 mebibytes.

History

The gibibyte was formalized by the IEC in 1998. The distinction between GB and GiB explains why a hard drive advertised as 500 GB may report only approximately 465 GiB in an operating system.

Current use

Gibibytes are used by operating systems (especially Linux), virtualization platforms, and memory specifications to accurately represent binary-based storage and RAM capacities.

Kibibytes (KiB)

Definition

A kibibyte (KiB) is a binary unit of digital information equal to 1,024 bytes (2¹⁰ bytes). It was introduced by the IEC to distinguish from the decimal kilobyte (1,000 bytes).

History

The kibibyte was standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in 1998 as part of a set of binary prefixes (kibi-, mebi-, gibi-, tebi-) to eliminate the ambiguity between decimal and binary interpretations of data units.

Current use

Kibibytes are used in operating systems, programming, and technical specifications where exact binary sizes matter — such as memory allocation, page sizes, and kernel-level storage reporting.