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Convert kg to lb
1 kg = 2.20462262185 lb
Type a value in kilograms and the answer in pounds appears as you go. The conversion is exactly 2.20462262185 lb to the kilogram, and it happens on your own machine — this page asks nothing of a server once it has loaded.
Where it runs
In your browser. The number you type is never part of a request.
Exact by definition
1 kg is exactly 2.20462262185 lb — a definition, not a rounded factor.
Answers as you type
No button, no wait. The worked answer is already on the page before any script runs.
Kilogram and Pound
The kilogram was the last unit defined by a physical object — a cylinder in a vault near Paris that was slowly losing mass. Since 2019 it has been fixed to the Planck constant instead.
A pound is exactly 0.45359237 kilograms by the same 1959 agreement that fixed the inch. The abbreviation "lb" comes from libra, the Roman unit it descends from.
kilograms to pounds in practice
70 kg is 154.3 lb
— an average adult.
1500 kg is 3307 lb
— a small hatchback.
kilograms to pounds at a glance
| kg | lb |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2.20462262185 |
| 2 | 4.4092452437 |
| 3 | 6.61386786555 |
| 5 | 11.0231131092 |
| 10 | 22.0462262185 |
| 20 | 44.092452437 |
| 50 | 110.231131092 |
| 100 | 220.462262185 |
Every figure here is computed from the same definition the calculator uses, so the table cannot drift away from the answer above it.
Convert kg to lb: common questions
How many pounds are in a kilogram?
Exactly 2.20462262185. One kilogram is 2.20462262185 pounds, and the box above will do it for any figure you type.
Is this conversion exact, or rounded?
The ratio is exact. It is not a rounded constant typed into a table: it is derived from the definitions of the two units, so it agrees with any other correct converter to as many digits as you care to compare.
Why does another converter show a slightly different number?
Almost always rounding rather than disagreement. Many converters cut the answer to two or four decimals, and some carry a factor that was rounded before the multiplication rather than after. The figures here are computed from the exact definitions and only rounded on the way to the screen.
Where these figures come from
The claims this page makes about weight units are checkable, and these are the documents that settle them.
How this page works
The factor is a constant in the page and the arithmetic is four operations, so nothing is sent anywhere and nothing needs to be. The number you type never leaves the browser — there is no request for it to travel in.