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When we define human as a social being, we can say that one has to adapt to the society, and continue the life depending on that society. Individuals have formed some behavioral patterns in order to adapt to their environment. In Northern Cyprus, how the preferences of the individuals vary in their time, especially in terms of gender, age group, education level, the social media application preferred by the individual and how many hours they spend daily in this social media application, the individual’s social media, the positive or negative relationship between usage reasons and social media addiction and leisure time were analysed. In order to obtain how the preferences of individuals vary in their free time especially during the pancemic a qualitative method was used. The positive or negative relationship between usage reasons and social media addiction and leisure time was analsed by comparing frequencies. The data obtained from the participants included in the study were statistically analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 26.0 data analysis program. The distribution of the characteristics of the participants showed significant differences.