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Megabyte to Byte

One megabyte is 1,000,000 bytes. Enter any value below to convert it instantly, or use the reference table further down for the numbers you need most often.

1 MB = 1,000,000 BInstantFree

Conversion rate

1 MB = 1,000,000 B

B = MB × 1,000,000

Result1,000,000

1 MB = 1,000,000 B

1 MB in every digital storage unit
B1,000,000
KB1,000
MB1
GB0.001
TB0.000001
KiB976.563
MiB0.95367
GiB0.00093132

Reference

Megabyte to Byte table

The values people look up most often, rounded for practical use.

Megabyte (MB)Byte (B)
1 MB1,000,000 B
2 MB2,000,000 B
3 MB3,000,000 B
5 MB5,000,000 B
10 MB10,000,000 B
15 MB15,000,000 B
20 MB20,000,000 B
25 MB25,000,000 B
50 MB50,000,000 B
100 MB100,000,000 B
250 MB250,000,000 B
500 MB500,000,000 B
1,000 MB1,000,000,000 B

How to convert megabytes to bytes

Multiply the number of megabytes by 1,000,000. That is the whole calculation: B = MB × 1,000,000. To go back the other way, divide instead, or multiply by 0.000001.

Worked example: 12 megabytes × 1,000,000 = 12,000,000 bytes.

Where this conversion comes up

Digital storage has two competing definitions. Drive manufacturers use decimal units where 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes, while operating systems often display binary units where 1 GiB = 1,073,741,824 bytes. That difference is why a “1 TB” drive shows up as about 931 GB.

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Other digital storage conversions

MB → GB1 = 0.001GB → MB1 = 1,000KB → MB1 = 0.001GB → TB1 = 0.001GiB → GB1 = 1.073742

Answers

Frequently asked questions

One megabyte equals 1,000,000 bytes. Going the other way, one byte is 0.000001 megabytes.

Use B = MB × 1,000,000. The converter above applies it for you, but the formula is useful in a spreadsheet — put your value in column A and the formula in column B.

The underlying factor is the exact internationally defined value. Results are rounded for readability, so very long decimals are trimmed — but the calculation itself carries full double precision.

Yes — press the ⇄ swap button in the converter, or use the dedicated Byte to Megabyte page.

No. The converter runs entirely in your browser, there is no account, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.

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