Megabit per Second (Mbps)
A megabit per second is one million bits each second. Broadband, Wi-Fi and mobile speeds are advertised in Mbps; divide by 8 for megabytes per second.
Symbol: Mbps
Quantity: data transfer rate (bandwidth)
SI relation: 1 Mbps = 1000000 bps (exact)
Derivation: 1 Mbit/s = 10⁶ bit/s.
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Internet plans and speed tests
- Wi-Fi and 4G/5G speeds
- Video streaming bitrates
Convert megabits per second to other units
Open the Data Transfer Rate Converter to convert any value between all units.
Sources
- The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 7 (SI prefixes); hertz, Table 4.
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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