Gibibyte to Kibibyte Converter

Data Converter

21 units available

Decimals:

From

To

1,048,576

1 GiB = 1,048,576 KiB

Formula:

KiB = GiB × 1,048,576

With your value: 1 GiB = 1,048,576 KiB

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in gibibyte so you can sanity-check the result.

Phone photo (1/2.7e+2 your value)0.000466 GiB

MP3 song (1/2.1e+2 your value)0.000582 GiB

CD-ROM (1/1.5 your value)0.0815 GiB

Your value0.125 GiB

HD movie (3.7× your value)0.466 GiB

Laptop SSD (4.8e+2× your value)59.6 GiB

Other Gibibyte to Kibibyte conversions

2 GiB to KiB 3 GiB to KiB 4 GiB to KiB 5 GiB to KiB 6 GiB to KiB 7 GiB to KiB 8 GiB to KiB

Gibibyte to Kibibyte Conversion Table

Gibibyte (GiB)	Kibibyte (KiB)
0.5	524,288
1	1,048,576
2	2,097,152
5	5,242,880
10	10,485,760
15	15,728,640
20	20,971,520
25	26,214,400
50	52,428,800
100	104,857,600
250	262,144,000
500	524,288,000
1000	1,048,576,000

Kibibyte to Gibibyte Conversion Table

Kibibyte (KiB)	Gibibyte (GiB)
0.5	4.768372e-7
1	9.536743e-7
2	1.907349e-6
5	4.768372e-6
10	9.536743e-6
15	1.430511e-5
20	1.907349e-5
25	2.384186e-5
50	4.768372e-5
100	9.536743e-5
250	0.000238
500	0.000477
1000	0.000954

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Gibibyte (GiB)

Data

Conventional value

Decimal prefixes (kB, MB) are powers of 1000; binary prefixes (KiB, MiB) are powers of 1024 as standardised by IEC 80000-13.

Source: IEC 80000-13:2008, Quantities and units — Part 13: Information science and technology

International Electrotechnical Commission · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Kibibyte (KiB)

Data

Exact conversion

1 KiB = 2¹⁰ B = 1024 B, per the IEC binary prefixes.

Source: IEEE 1541-2002, Standard for Prefixes for Binary Multiples

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Gibibyte to Kibibyte

To convert from Gibibyte (GiB) to Kibibyte (KiB), multiply the value by 1,048,576.

Formula: KiB = GiB × 1,048,576

Reverse: GiB = KiB × 9.536743e-7

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Gibibyte. For example: 5 GiB
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 1,048,576
The result is: 5,242,880 KiB

About Gibibyte

The gibibyte (GiB) is a unit of digital storage. One gibibyte equals 1.073742 × 10^+9 bytes. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other data unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: data calculations, engineering and science, education.

About Kibibyte

The kibibyte (KiB) is a unit of digital storage. One kibibyte equals 1024 bytes. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other data unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: data calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Kibibyte are in 1 Gibibyte?

There are exactly 1,048,576 Kibibyte in 1 Gibibyte. This means the conversion factor from Gibibyte to Kibibyte is 1,048,576.

What is the formula to convert Gibibyte to Kibibyte?

The formula to convert Gibibyte to Kibibyte is: KiB = GiB × 1,048,576. For example, to convert 10 Gibibyte to Kibibyte, you would multiply 10 by 1,048,576.

What is a Gibibyte?