Social networking has become a mainstream global trend, extending its reach to almost every corner of the globe. The use of social networking sites has exploded and developed into an online forum where individuals at a prodigious pace create content, upload it, bookmark it, and network. Students are among the top users of social media. Social networking sites (SNS) are arguably one of recent history's most important technological advancements. Growing academic research has recognized the importance of SNS in the lives of students as SNS use has burgeoned in recent years. A significant issue in the academic community, namely the impact of SNS usage on academic success, is being investigated in the emerging field of SNS scholarship. It takes empirical studies to criticize this dominant viewpoint. By undertaking a longitudinal study, current research fosters the body of information on the subject; thus, overcoming a major shortcoming in the established study and aiding to superior recognize the sequential organization between using SNS and results in academia. The empirical results indicate that there is no statistically meaningful association over time between the use of SNS and academic success.