Pound to dollar exchange rate today
How much 1 British Pound is worth in US Dollar today, with the inverse rate, a conversion table and a converter.
1 GBP (British Pound) =
1.3247 USD
Inverse rate: 1 USD = 0.7549 GBP
Updated on October 15, 2026
Converter
100 GBP = 132.47 USD
GBP to USD conversion table
| GBP | USD |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1.3247 |
| 5 | 6.6233 |
| 10 | 13.2467 |
| 20 | 26.4933 |
| 50 | 66.2333 |
| 100 | 132.47 |
| 200 | 264.93 |
| 500 | 662.33 |
| 1,000 | 1,324.67 |
| 5,000 | 6,623.33 |
| 10,000 | 13,246.66 |
USD to GBP conversion table
| USD | GBP |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.7549 |
| 5 | 3.7745 |
| 10 | 7.5491 |
| 20 | 15.0981 |
| 50 | 37.7454 |
| 100 | 75.4907 |
| 200 | 150.98 |
| 500 | 377.45 |
| 1,000 | 754.91 |
| 5,000 | 3,774.54 |
| 10,000 | 7,549.07 |
How this rate is calculated
We use the European Central Bank's daily reference rates, published around 16:00 Frankfurt time on business days. The ECB quotes every currency against the euro, so the British Pound to US Dollar rate is our own calculation: one euro rate divided by the other. On weekends and holidays the latest published rate applies.
Reference rate for information only. Banks and money changers add a spread and fees, so the rate you get will differ. Do not use for transactions.
How to read
The rate reads one-to-many
Where it comes from
Rate of October 15, 2026
Careful
This is not your dealing price
What to do
Compare the final amount
GBP and USD: what today's rate means
How much is 100 GBP in USD today?
At the rate published on October 15, 2026, 1 British Pound is worth 1.3247 USD. So 10 GBP comes to 13.2467 USD, 100 GBP to 132.47 USD and 1,000 GBP to 1,324.67 USD. The arithmetic never changes: multiply the GBP amount by 1.3247.
The other way round, 1 US Dollar is worth 0.7549 GBP: the British Pound is the stronger currency in this pair, so a GBP amount always turns into a bigger number in USD. To go from USD to GBP, divide by 1.3247 — or multiply by 0.7549, which is the same thing.
How the GBP to USD reference rate is set
The 1.3247 figure comes from the European Central Bank's daily reference rates, published around 16:00 Frankfurt time on business days. The ECB quotes everything against the euro, so the GBP to USD rate for October 15, 2026 is one euro rate divided by the other — our calculation, not a number the ECB publishes.
A reference rate is a snapshot of the market at one point in the day, built for comparison and accounting. No new rate is published on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, so the same 1.3247 can sit here for three days in a row.
Why your bank will not give you 1.3247 per GBP
Between the reference rate and the counter come the provider's spread, transfer or card fees and, depending on the country, taxes. With a 3% spread, 100 GBP would get you 128.49 USD instead of 132.47 USD — 3.974 USD of margin.
The gap scales with the amount: on the same 3% example, 1,000 GBP loses 39.74 USD on the way. Before you commit, ask for the final amount in USD including every fee and compare it with 1.3247: the distance between the two is the real cost.
What this GBP to USD rate is not for
Do not use 1.3247 to settle a transaction or to guess tomorrow's rate: it is one day's reference rate, not a dealing price and not a forecast. Nothing on this page is financial advice.
Glossary
Reference rate
A rate published by an authority or a data provider as a snapshot of the market at one point in the day. It is meant for comparison, accounting and information. It is not an offer: nobody has to trade at it.
Banco Central Europeu — Euro foreign exchange reference rates
Cross rate
A rate between two currencies worked out through a third one. The European Central Bank quotes everything against the euro, so a rate between two non-euro currencies is one euro rate divided by the other.
Inverse rate
The same pair read the other way round: if one unit of the first currency buys X of the second, the inverse rate is 1 divided by X. It is the number you need when converting in the opposite direction.
Currency pair
The two currencies in a quote, in reading order. In USD/INR the dollar is the base currency and the rupee is the quote currency, so the number answers "how many rupees to one dollar".
Base and quote currency
The base currency is the one worth 1 unit; the quote currency is the one the price is expressed in. Swapping them flips the number, and that is the most common mistake in currency conversion.
Spread
The gap between the price at which a provider sells a currency and the price at which it buys. It is the provider margin, and it accounts for most of the distance between a reference rate and what you actually pay.
FX business day
A day on which the reference market is open. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays there is no new rate: the last published one stands, and that is the one shown here.
Mid-market rate
The midpoint between the buying and the selling price at a given moment. Reference rates sit close to it, which is why they look better than any rate you are actually offered.
Bid and ask
The bid is the price at which a provider buys a currency from you; the ask is the price at which it sells to you. Travellers always pay the ask.
Source: European Central Bank (daily reference rates). ecb.europa.eu
Cross rates and tables are our own calculation from the published rates.