Petabytes Converter
Convert Petabytes (PB) to any other data storage unit. The table below gives the exact figure for each unit, and every conversion is worked from the same engine as the converter.
What petabytes convert to
One PB in every other data storage unit.
| Unit | 1 PB | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| Bits | 9.0072e15 b | 1.1102e-16 PB |
| Bytes | 1.1259e15 B | 8.8818e-16 PB |
| Kilobytes | 1,099,511,627,776 KB | 9.0949e-13 PB |
| Megabytes | 1,073,741,824 MB | 9.3132e-10 PB |
| Gigabytes | 1,048,576 GB | 9.5367e-7 PB |
| Terabytes | 1,024 TB | 9.7656e-4 PB |
Multiply a petabytes figure by the figure in the second column to get the unit in the first, or multiply by the third column to go the other way.
Petabytes conversion reference
Petabytes to Bits
One petabytes is 9.0072e15 bits, and one bits is 1.1102e-16 petabytes.
A bit is the smallest unit of digital information: a single 0 or 1. Network speeds and mobile data caps are usually quoted in bits, while file sizes use bytes — eight bits make one byte.
- 1 PB= 9.0072e15 b
- 5 PB= 4.5036e16 b
- 10 PB= 9.0072e16 b
Petabytes to Bytes
One petabytes is 1.1259e15 bytes, and one bytes is 8.8818e-16 petabytes.
A byte is eight bits and normally holds one character of text. It is the base unit for file sizes, memory and storage, and the unit your file manager reports.
- 1 PB= 1.1259e15 B
- 5 PB= 5.6295e15 B
- 10 PB= 1.1259e16 B
Petabytes to Kilobytes
One petabytes is 1,099,511,627,776 kilobytes, and one kilobytes is 9.0949e-13 petabytes.
This converter treats a kilobyte as 1,024 bytes, the binary value operating systems report. Storage manufacturers often label 1,000 bytes a kilobyte, which is one reason a drive shows less capacity than its label.
- 1 PB= 1,099,511,627,776 KB
- 5 PB= 5,497,558,138,880 KB
- 10 PB= 10,995,116,277,760 KB
Petabytes to Megabytes
One petabytes is 1,073,741,824 megabytes, and one megabytes is 9.3132e-10 petabytes.
A megabyte here is 1,024 kilobytes. It is used for photos, documents and short audio files; a photo from a phone camera is usually 2 to 5 megabytes.
- 1 PB= 1,073,741,824 MB
- 5 PB= 5,368,709,120 MB
- 10 PB= 10,737,418,240 MB
Petabytes to Gigabytes
One petabytes is 1,048,576 gigabytes, and one gigabytes is 9.5367e-7 petabytes.
A gigabyte here is 1,024 megabytes. It is the usual unit for phone storage, mobile data bundles and video; an hour of standard-definition video is roughly a gigabyte.
- 1 PB= 1,048,576 GB
- 5 PB= 5,242,880 GB
- 10 PB= 10,485,760 GB
Petabytes to Terabytes
One petabytes is 1,024 terabytes, and one terabytes is 9.7656e-4 petabytes.
A terabyte here is 1,024 gigabytes. It is used for hard drives, backups and archives; a terabyte holds roughly 250,000 photos or 250 hours of video.
- 1 PB= 1,024 TB
- 5 PB= 5,120 TB
- 10 PB= 10,240 TB
What petabytes are used for
A petabyte here is 1,024 terabytes. It is used for data-centre and large-scale storage figures — a single rack of drives can hold several petabytes.
Binary and decimal definitions diverge by about 2.4% at kilo and 7.4% at tera. This converter is binary throughout, so it will not match a manufacturer's decimal specification exactly.
A data conversion looks like the metric chain but is not: this converter uses binary steps, so a kilobyte is 1,024 bytes and a megabyte is 1,024 kilobytes, which is what an operating system reports for a file.
The same names are also used in a decimal system of 1,000, and the gap compounds as the units grow. It is why a drive sold at a round decimal capacity shows less in a file manager, and why a bundle described in decimal gigabytes delivers fewer binary gigabytes than the number suggests.
Checking a data conversion means deciding which definition the number came from before doing the arithmetic. A figure of 500 GB is exact under one definition and about 465 GiB under the other, and no amount of rounding makes those the same quantity.
Petabytes conversion tables
Petabytes to Bits
| Petabytes (PB) | Bits (b) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9.0072e15 |
| 2 | 1.8014e16 |
| 3 | 2.7022e16 |
| 4 | 3.6029e16 |
| 5 | 4.5036e16 |
| 10 | 9.0072e16 |
| 25 | 2.2518e17 |
| 50 | 4.5036e17 |
| 100 | 9.0072e17 |
Petabytes to Bytes
| Petabytes (PB) | Bytes (B) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1259e15 |
| 2 | 2.2518e15 |
| 3 | 3.3777e15 |
| 4 | 4.5036e15 |
| 5 | 5.6295e15 |
| 10 | 1.1259e16 |
| 25 | 2.8147e16 |
| 50 | 5.6295e16 |
| 100 | 1.1259e17 |
Petabytes to Kilobytes
| Petabytes (PB) | Kilobytes (KB) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,099,511,627,776 |
| 2 | 2,199,023,255,552 |
| 3 | 3,298,534,883,328 |
| 4 | 4,398,046,511,104 |
| 5 | 5,497,558,138,880 |
| 10 | 10,995,116,277,760 |
| 25 | 27,487,790,694,400 |
| 50 | 54,975,581,388,800 |
| 100 | 109,951,162,777,600 |