Convert Petabyte to Petabit

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  1 Petabyte (PB) x 8 =   8 Petabit (Pb)
Petabyte Conversion Table
Petabyte(PB) to Bit (bit) = 8,000,000,000,000,000 Bit (bit)
Petabyte(PB) to Byte (B) = 1,000,000,000,000,000 Byte (B)
Petabyte(PB) to Nibble (nibble) = 2,000,000,000,000,000 Nibble (nibble)
Petabyte(PB) to Kilobit (kbit) = 8,000,000,000,000 Kilobit (kbit)
Petabyte(PB) to Kibibit (Kib) = 7,812,500,000,000 Kibibit (Kib)
Petabyte(PB) to Kilobyte (KB) = 1,000,000,000,000 Kilobyte (KB)
Petabyte(PB) to Kibibyte (KiB) = 976,560,000,000 Kibibyte (KiB)
Petabyte(PB) to Megabit (Mbit) = 8,000,000,000 Megabit (Mbit)
Petabyte(PB) to Mebibit (Mib) = 7,629,400,000 Mebibit (Mib)
Petabyte(PB) to Megabyte (MB) = 1,000,000,000 Megabyte (MB)
Petabyte(PB) to Mebibyte (MiB) = 953,670,000 Mebibyte (MiB)
Petabyte(PB) to Gigabit (Gbit) = 8,000,000 Gigabit (Gbit)
Petabyte(PB) to Gibibit (Gib) = 7,450,600 Gibibit (Gib)
Petabyte(PB) to Gigabyte (GB) = 1,000,000 Gigabyte (GB)
Petabyte(PB) to Gibibyte (GiB) = 931,322.575 Gibibyte (GiB)
Petabyte(PB) to Terabit (Tbit) = 8,000 Terabit (Tbit)
Petabyte(PB) to Tebibit (Tib) = 7,275.958 Tebibit (Tib)
Petabyte(PB) to Terabyte (TB) = 1,000 Terabyte (TB)
Petabyte(PB) to Tebibyte (TiB) = 909.494702 Tebibyte (TiB)
Petabyte(PB) to Petabit (Pb) = 8 Petabit (Pb)
Petabyte(PB) to Pebibit (Pib) = 7.10542736 Pebibit (Pib)
Petabyte(PB) to Petabyte (PB) = 1 Petabyte (PB)
Petabyte(PB) to Pebibyte (PiB) = 0.8881784172093947 Pebibyte (PiB)
Petabyte(PB) to Exabit (Eb) = 0.008 Exabit (Eb)
Petabyte(PB) to Exbibit (Eib) = 0.006938893907559556 Exbibit (Eib)
Petabyte(PB) to Exabyte (EB) = 0.001 Exabyte (EB)
Petabyte(PB) to Exbibyte (EiB) = 0.0008673617414542101 Exbibyte (EiB)
Petabyte(PB) to Zettabit (Zb) = 0.000008 Zettabit (Zb)
Petabyte(PB) to Zebibit (Zib) = 0.000006776263559193267 Zebibit (Zib)
Petabyte(PB) to Zettabyte (ZB) = 0.000001 Zettabyte (ZB)
Petabyte(PB) to Zebibyte (ZiB) = 8.470269354565476e-7 Zebibyte (ZiB)
Petabyte(PB) to Yottabit (Yb) = 8e-9 Yottabit (Yb)
Petabyte(PB) to Yobibit (Yib) = 6.617257808364214e-9 Yobibit (Yib)
Petabyte(PB) to Yottabyte (YB) = 1e-9 Yottabyte (YB)
Petabyte(PB) to Yobibyte (YiB) = 8.271982794275788e-10 Yobibyte (YiB)

What is Petabyte ?

A Petabyte (PB) is a unit of digital information storage used to measure the size of data. It is part of the metric system and is equivalent to approximately 1,000 terabytes (TB) or 1 million gigabytes (GB). To be more precise:

  • 1 Petabyte = 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes (which is 10^15 bytes).

To make this easier to understand, consider some real-world comparisons:

  • A Petabyte can hold about 500 billion pages of standard printed text.
  • It could store roughly 13.3 years of HD video or about 223,000 DVDs.

In the context of everyday technology, most personal computers have storage measured in gigabytes or terabytes, while petabytes are commonly used in large-scale data storage systems, like those used by big tech companies, data centers, or cloud storage providers.




What is Petabit ?

A Petabit (abbreviated as Pb) is a unit of digital information used to measure very large amounts of data, particularly in contexts like high-speed networks and large-scale data storage.

Here’s a detailed explanation:

  • 1 Petabit (Pb) equals 1,000,000,000,000,000 bits (1 quadrillion bits).
  • A bit is the smallest unit of data in computing, which can be either a 0 or a 1.

Petabits are commonly used to describe the total capacity of large-scale data networks or the rate at which data can be transferred. For example, if a network infrastructure has a total bandwidth capacity of 10 Petabits, it means that it can handle up to 10 quadrillion bits of data.

It’s important to distinguish a Petabit from a Petabyte (PB):

  • 1 Petabyte (PB) is equal to 8 Petabits because 1 byte is made up of 8 bits.
  • 1 Petabyte (PB) = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes (1 quintillion bytes).

Here’s a quick comparison:

  • 1 Petabit (Pb) = 1,000,000,000,000,000 bits
  • 1 Petabyte (PB) = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes, which is 8 Petabits

To understand the scale:

  • A Petabit is used to describe massive amounts of data transfer capacity. For instance, a global internet backbone might be measured in Petabits to reflect its total capacity for transmitting data across networks.
  • For perspective, a high-speed network with a capacity of 1 Petabit per second (Pbps) can transfer 1 quadrillion bits of data every second.

In summary:

  • Petabit (Pb) = 1,000,000,000,000,000 bits
  • Used to measure large data capacities and data transfer rates
  • 1 Petabit = 1,000 Terabits (Tb) or 8 Petabytes (PB)


List of DataStorage conversion units
Bit Byte Nibble Kilobit Kibibit Kilobyte Kibibyte Megabit Mebibit Megabyte Mebibyte Gigabit Gibibit Gigabyte Gibibyte Terabit Tebibit Terabyte Tebibyte Petabit Pebibit Petabyte Pebibyte Exabit Exbibit Exabyte Exbibyte Zettabit Zebibit Zettabyte Zebibyte Yottabit Yobibit Yottabyte Yobibyte