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Background: Internet addiction is very serious problem in today’s time among children and also among younger adults in India. It has become an important health and social issues in India. This review aimed to evaluate the prevalence of internet addiction among adolescents, factors responsible for internet addiction and its impact Method: I searched following data base like PubMed, Medline, also through google scholar search engine and offline journals. Review included studies related to Prevalence of Internet addiction among adolescents, factors affecting internet addiction and studies related to Negative impact of internet addiction on Adolescents Result: The result revealed that Prevalence of Internet addiction ranged from 0.4% to 50.8% among adolescents which was identified by using Youngs Internet addiction scale. communication, accessing explicit material, and financial gains, accessing sex-oriented materials, and spending excessive time online, motivations for internet use, mental health, social skills, Environmental factors contribute to Internet addiction. Internet addiction had negative impact on physical health, psychological health and Academic performance Conclusion: There is a need to conduct much more studies on internet addiction, need to develop preventive strategies on prevention of Internet addiction and conduct comparative studies among urban and rural adolescents