While Internet addiction does not yet seem to be particularly wide-spread in South Africa, the most likely group to suffer from Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) are white males, between the ages of 24 and 29.

The Wits University/ITWeb Internet Addiction Survey 2005, based on 1 399 responses to a questionnaire posted on ITWeb for two weeks at the end of last year, was conducted by Dr Andrew Thatcher of the university`s psychology department, and psychology masters student Gisela Wretschko.