Megabits per second to Megabytes per second
1 Mbit/s equals 0.125 MB/s.
View table →Accurate data rate conversions between Mbit/s, MB/s, Gbit/s, kbit/s, and more (decimal/SI) — with tables, common connection speeds, and a live converter on every page. 1 byte = 8 bits, so 100 Mbit/s = 12.5 MB/s.
1 Mbit/s equals 0.125 MB/s.
View table →1 MB/s equals 8 Mbit/s.
View table →1 Gbit/s equals 125 MB/s.
View table →1 MB/s equals 0.008 Gbit/s.
View table →1 Mbit/s equals 125 kB/s.
View table →1 kB/s equals 0.008 Mbit/s.
View table →1 Gbit/s equals 0.125 GB/s.
View table →1 GB/s equals 8 Gbit/s.
View table →1 Gbit/s equals 1000 Mbit/s.
View table →1 Mbit/s equals 0.001 Gbit/s.
View table →1 Mbit/s equals 1000 kbit/s.
View table →1 kbit/s equals 0.001 Mbit/s.
View table →1 Gbit/s equals 1000000 kbit/s.
View table →1 kbit/s equals 0.000001 Gbit/s.
View table →100 Mbit/s equals 12.5 MB/s. Because 1 byte = 8 bits, divide the bitrate by 8: 100 ÷ 8 = 12.5.
Internet providers quote speed in bits per second (Mbit/s); downloads show it in bytes per second (MB/s). 1 byte = 8 bits, so MB/s = Mbit/s ÷ 8 and Mbit/s = MB/s × 8.
1 Gbit/s = 1000 Mbit/s = 125 MB/s. So a gigabit connection delivers at most 125 megabytes per second.
Data rates use decimal (SI) prefixes: 1 Mbit/s = 1000 kbit/s, 1 Gbit/s = 1000 Mbit/s. That is how ISPs and networking gear advertise bandwidth.
Even after converting Mbit/s to MB/s (÷8), some protocol overhead remains (TCP/IP, Wi-Fi). Expect about 90–95% of the theoretical MB/s rate as a real-world peak.