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Social Networking site usage in recent years has been made easy with the boom of new gadgets such as smartphones and digital cameras facilitated by internet penetration. Today, it goes without saying that Social Media Usage has become an essential part of everybody's lives. From an era where Social Media sites only facilitated a mere need for technological proximity and extended the means of communication to now impacting people's lives, it has evolved much. This paper examines the linkage between the usage of social networking sites and their impact on the psychological well-being of individuals. The total number of respondents for the survey was 630 students, of whom 53.7% were male and 46.3% were female. Data was collected through Google Forms, and the chi-square test and ANOVA were used to analyze and interpret the data. Data reveals a significant impact of SNS on the psychological well-being of the Middle-income groups compared with the lower and high-income groups.