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Bytes to bits

Convert bytes to bits, with the math shown step by step.

Bits
16 bits

2 B = 16 bits

Also equals

How it works

bit = B × 8

One byte is exactly 8 bits, so multiplying by 8 turns bytes into bits. For example, 1,024 B is 8,192 bits.

  1. Multiply by 8 2 × 8 = 16 bit

Nearby values

Bytes Bits Kilobytes Kibibytes
2 B 16 bits 0.002 0.00195
102 B 816 bits 0.1 0.1
202 B 1,616 bits 0.2 0.2
302 B 2,416 bits 0.3 0.29