Abstract

We can’t imagine the present world without the internet. The ‘healthy internet use’ can be described as the use of the internet to achieve a desired and appropriate goal without any physical or psychological discomfort. According to Internet World Stats, 2021, 59.5% of the world population use the internet [1]. Most of the internet users are from the Asian continent (50.9%) and Northern Europe has the highest penetrance of internet use (95%) (Internet World Stats 2021). In INDIA 755 million people use the internet and thus making it the second-largest country after CHINA in global internet use [1]. Today, the internet has become an important part of any person's life. Internet users can be either searcher, socializer, downloader, shopper, gamer, etc. Over the past 10 years, internet use has been dramatically increased especially with the advent of smartphones which has made the internet accessible and cheaper.