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2k is about double of 1080p and 4k is double of 2k
If 4k is 4k because the horizontal resolution is around 4000, so you'd think 1080p, with its 1920p-long lines would be 2k. It's fucked that it isn't.
"4k" is supposed to be a term for cinema widescreen resolution, but got taken over because it's short and marketable because "4k is 4x as many pixels as 1080p"
What makes it worse is that then 1440p becomes 2k because "it's 2x as many pixels"
The flip flop irks me
They shouldn't use numbers at all tbh. QQVGA, QVGA, VGA, q(uarter)HD, HD, Full HD, QHD, UHD and so on works for all aspect ratios, and you can even specify by adding prefixes like FW (full wide) VGA would be 480p at 16:9. It gets a little confusing cause sometimes the acronyms are inconsistent (and PAL throws a wrench on everything), but the system works.
PS: I also don't like that 540p is called qHD cause it's a quarter of Full HD.
It's all just marketing speak at this point.
1080p is 2k, the commenters above are just wrong.