GBP to USD — Live Pound to Dollar Exchange Rate

1 GBP is worth the number of US dollars shown in the live rate box above — that figure is the mid-market GBP/USD rate, and it is the answer to “1 GBP to USD”. If the rate reads 1.2740, then £1 = $1.2740, £10 = $12.74 and £100 = $127.40. The rate moves continuously while the London and New York markets are open, so the exact figure changes through the day; the box above refreshes with it.

The same number answers the question in either direction. To go from pounds to dollars you multiply; to go from dollars back to pounds you divide. At 1.2740, $1 buys about £0.785 — the inverse rate, also shown above. For the four-decimal figure and a full worked example, see 1 GBP to USD.

Quick pound-to-dollar answers

• 100 GBP to USD — how much is £100 in dollars
• 500 GBP to USD — how much is £500 in dollars
• 1000 GBP to USD — how much is £1,000 in dollars
• Pounds to dollars — the full conversion table for any amount
• Quid to dollars — what “quid” means and what it is worth in USD

Every rate on GBPUSD.net is an indicative mid-market reference rate — the midpoint between the price at which the market buys and sells the pound for dollars. It is the fairest single number to quote, and it is what you will see in the news, but it is not the rate you can personally transact at. Banks, brokers, card networks, ATMs and transfer apps each add a margin (the spread) and sometimes a flat fee, so a real pound-to-dollar conversion almost always settles slightly below the figure shown here.

The headline rate updates from an open exchange-rate feed; historical tables and the 12-month chart are sampled from the same source. For an intraday, professional-grade view, the embedded TradingView charts draw on a separate market data stream. New to FX? Start with how exchange rates work and why bank rates differ from mid-market.