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Objective To understand the prevalence and annual change trend of Internet addiction among students aged 11 and 22 in Inner Mongolia in 2019 and 2021, and to explore the influencing factors of Internet addiction behavior, so as to provide reference basis for the prevention of Internet addiction among students. Methods Students were selected from 12 cities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region by stratified cluster random sampling. Internet addiction disorder was determined according to the items of "surveillance and intervention of common diseases and health influencing factors of students in China". Logistic regression method was used to analyze the relationship between Internet addiction and behavioral factors. Results The prevalence of Internet addiction among students aged 11 to 22 years in Inner Mongolia in 2019 was 1.92%, 2.50%, and 2.21%, respectively. Logistic regression analysis showed that vocational high school (OR=1.347, 95%CI: 1.083-1.675), single parent family (OR=1.279, 95% CI: 1.090-1.500), reconstituted family (OR=1326, 95% CI: 1.041-1.690), bullying (OR=1.755, 95% CI: 1.443-2.135), depression (OR=3.557, 95% CI: 3.146-4.021), fighting (OR=3.374, 95% CI: 2.512-4.531), sugary drinks (OR=2.182. 95% CI:1.753-2.716), and eating fried food (OR=2.398, 95% CI: 1.908-3.014) were the risk factor of Internet addiction. Outdoor activities for 2 hours (OR= 0.620, 95% CI: 0.530-0.726), non-smoking (OR=0.553, 95% CI: 0.476-0.643), and non-drinking (OR=0.581, 95% CI: 0.507-0.666) were the protective factors of Internet addiction. Conclusion The current situation of Internet addiction among students in Inner Mongolia is not optimistic. Attention should be paid to bullying, depression, reconstituted families, fighting students, and vocational high school students. Outdoor activities for 1 to 2 hours a day, reducing the intake of sugary drinks and fried foods, and no smoking and drinking can effectively reduce the incidence of Internet addiction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]