Weight Converter

Mass in metric, US customary and imperial units. One avoirdupois pound is exactly 0.45359237 kg.

2.204622622 lb
1 kg = 2.204622622 lb
1 kilogram in every weight unit
milligram1,000,000 mg
gram1,000 g
tonne0.001 t
ounce35.273962 oz
pound2.2046226 lb
stone0.15747304 st
US short ton0.0011023113 ton
long ton0.0009842065 LT

kilogram to pound table

kilogram (kg)pound (lb)
12.2046226
24.4092452
511.023113
1022.046226
2044.092452
50110.23113
100220.46226
250551.15566
5001,102.3113
1,0002,204.6226

Units and factors

UnitSymbolIn kilograms
milligrammg0.000001
gramg0.001
kilogramkg1
tonnet1,000
ounceoz0.0283495231
poundlb0.45359237
stonest6.35029318
US short tonton907.18474
long tonLT1,016.046909

Single conversions

Questions people ask

How do I convert kilograms to pounds?

Multiply by 2.204622622. For example 10 kg = 22.046226 lb.

What is the base unit for weight?

The converter uses the kilogram as its internal base. Every unit is converted to kilograms and then to the target unit, so any pair of units works.

Where do the conversion factors come from?

From the legal definitions published in NIST Special Publication 811 and the SI Brochure (BIPM). Where a unit is defined exactly, the factor is exact.