Exabyte to Gigabyte Conversion Calculator: Free Online Tool

Convert exabytes to gigabytes with our free online data storage converter.

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How to Convert Exabyte to Gigabyte

Converting Exabyte to Gigabyte involves multiplying the value by a specific conversion factor, as shown in the formula below.

Formula:

1 Exabyte = 1000000000 gigabytes

Example Calculation:

Convert 10 exabytes: 10 × 1000000000 = 10000000000 gigabytes

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What is a Exabyte and a Gigabyte?

An exabyte (EB) is a unit of digital information storage equal to 1018 bytes (one quintillion bytes, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes). It uses the standard SI decimal prefix 'exa-'. One exabyte is equivalent to 1,000 petabytes or one million terabytes.

A gigabyte (GB) is a unit of digital information storage equal to 109 bytes (one billion bytes). It uses the standard SI decimal prefix 'giga-'. One gigabyte is equivalent to 1,000 megabytes (MB).

Note: The Exabyte is part of the imperial/US customary system, primarily used in the US, UK, and Canada for everyday measurements. The Gigabyte belongs to the imperial/US customary system.

History of the Exabyte and Gigabyte

The prefix 'exa-' (representing 1018) was adopted as an SI prefix by the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in 1975. The application of this prefix to the byte (exabyte) became necessary with the exponential growth of digital data, driven by the internet, large-scale scientific computing, big data analytics, and the expansion of cloud storage services. It represents a scale of data far beyond what was common in earlier computing eras.

The prefix 'giga-' (meaning billion) was adopted as an SI prefix in 1960. Its application to the byte (gigabyte) became widespread with the increasing capacity of computer storage media like hard drives in the 1980s and 1990s. Historically, 'gigabyte' was sometimes ambiguously used to mean 10243 (230) bytes, leading to confusion. This ambiguity prompted the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to introduce the distinct binary prefix 'gibi-' (Gi) for 230 bytes (gibibyte, GiB), clarifying that gigabyte (GB) strictly refers to 109 bytes according to SI standards.

Common Uses for exabytes and gigabytes

Explore the typical applications for both Exabyte (imperial/US) and Gigabyte (imperial/US) to understand their common contexts.

Common Uses for exabytes

Exabytes are used to measure extremely large volumes of data storage capacity or accumulated data, typically in contexts such as:

Total storage capacity of major cloud providers (like AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
Aggregate size of the entire internet or large portions of it.
Annual global data creation estimates.
Storage requirements for massive scientific projects (e.g., Large Hadron Collider, Square Kilometre Array).
Capacity of national archives or vast digital libraries.
Discussions about future data storage needs and technologies.

Common Uses for gigabytes

Gigabytes are one of the most common units for measuring digital storage capacity and file sizes today:

Capacity of hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), USB flash drives, and memory cards.
Size of large files like high-definition movies, software applications, operating systems, and game installations.
Measuring Random Access Memory (RAM) capacity (though gibibyte, GiB, is technically more precise and often used by OS reporting).
Quantifying data usage in mobile data plans or internet bandwidth caps.
Cloud storage service allocations and usage.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions About Exabyte (EB)

How many bytes are in an exabyte?

There are 1018 (one quintillion, or 1 followed by 18 zeros) bytes in 1 exabyte (EB).

How many petabytes (PB) are in an exabyte (EB)?

There are 1,000 petabytes (PB) in 1 exabyte (EB).

How many gigabytes (GB) are in an exabyte (EB)?

There are 1,000,000,000 (one billion) gigabytes (GB) in 1 exabyte (EB).

What is the difference between an exabyte (EB) and an exbibyte (EiB)?

An exabyte (EB) uses the decimal prefix 'exa-' meaning 1018 bytes. An exbibyte (EiB) uses the binary prefix 'exbi-' meaning 260 bytes (1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes). An exbibyte is approximately 15% larger than an exabyte (1 EiB ≈ 1.15 EB). While binary prefixes (like GiB) are common for RAM, the distinction between EB and EiB is less frequently encountered in everyday use but is important in technical specifications requiring precision at massive scales.

About Gigabyte (GB)

How many bytes are in a gigabyte (GB)?

There are exactly 1,000,000,000 (one billion or 109) bytes in 1 gigabyte (GB).

How many megabytes (MB) are in a gigabyte (GB)?

There are 1,000 megabytes (MB) in 1 gigabyte (GB), following the SI decimal standard.

What is the difference between a gigabyte (GB) and a gibibyte (GiB)?

A gigabyte (GB) uses the decimal prefix 'giga-' and equals 109 (1,000,000,000) bytes. A gibibyte (GiB) uses the binary prefix 'gibi-' and equals 230 (1,073,741,824) bytes. A gibibyte is approximately 7.37% larger than a gigabyte (1 GiB ≈ 1.074 GB). GB is typically used for storage device marketing and data transfer contexts, while GiB is often used by operating systems (like Windows) for reporting storage capacity and RAM size.

What is the difference between a gigabyte (GB) and a gigabit (Gb)?

A gigabyte (GB) measures data storage in bytes, while a gigabit (Gb) measures data in bits, commonly used for data transfer rates (e.g., Gbps). Since 1 byte = 8 bits, 1 gigabyte (GB) is equal to 8 gigabits (Gb). File sizes are usually measured in GB, while network speeds are usually measured in Gbps.

Conversion Table: Exabyte to Gigabyte

Exabyte (EB)	Gigabyte (GB)
1	1,000,000,000
5	5,000,000,000
10	10,000,000,000
25	25,000,000,000
50	50,000,000,000
100	100,000,000,000
500	500,000,000,000
1,000	1,000,000,000,000

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