Byte Per Second to Bit Per Second Converter

Convert byte per second to bit per second instantly.

Standard data transfer rate units

bit per second 800
kilobit per second 0.8
megabit per second 0.0008
gigabit per second 0
terabit per second 0
kilobyte per second 0.1
megabyte per second 0.0001
gigabyte per second 0

Fun comparisons

56K dial-up modem 📞~ 0.01
basic DSL connection 🔌~ Less than 0.01
4G LTE mobile connection 📱~ Less than 0.01
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) link 📶~ Less than 0.01
gigabit fiber connection 💡~ Less than 0.01
USB 3.0 transfer 🔗~ Less than 0.01
Thunderbolt 4 transfer ⚡~ Less than 0.01

How to convert byte per second to bit per second

Enter your data transfer rate in byte per second and see the result in bit per second instantly. Key reference points: a 100 Mbps connection downloads at about 12.5 MB/s, a 1 Gbps fiber line transfers 125 MB/s, and the difference between megabits (Mb) and megabytes (MB) is a factor of 8.

Bytes per second to bits per second conversion is the fundamental calculation for translating file transfer speeds into network bandwidth requirements. Multiply bytes by 8 to get the required bit rate.

Need the opposite direction? Convert bit per second to byte per second just as easily, or explore all our data transfer rate conversions.

Common byte per second to bit per second conversions

Byte Per Second (B/s)Bit Per Second (bps)
18
540
1080
25200
50400
100800
5004000
10008000

Frequently asked questions

1 byte per second equals 8 bit per second.

Multiply by 8. For example, 5 B/s = 40 bps.

A sensor sending 100 bytes per second needs at least 800 bps of network bandwidth, plus protocol overhead which typically adds 10-20%.

1 bit per second equals 0.125 byte per second.

100 byte per second equals 800 bit per second.

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