Background　and　aims:　Little　data　exist　on　exploring　the　subgroups　and　characteristics　of　problematic　pornography　use　(PPU)　in　help-seeking　adolescents.　The　aims　of　the　study　were　to　classify　the　subgroups　among　help-seeking　male　adolescents,　explore　their　similarities　and　differences,　and　uncover　their　core　symptoms.　Methods:　A　total　of　3,468　Chinese　male　adolescents　(Mage　=　16.64　years,　SD　=　1.24)　who　were　distressed　about　their　pornography　use　were　recruited.　The　Problematic　Pornography　Consumption　Scale,　the　Brief　Pornography　Screen　Scale,　and　Moral　Disapproval　of　Pornography　Use　were　used　to　classify　them.　The　General　Health　Questionnaire,　the　Pornography　Craving　Questionnaire,　and　the　Sexual　Compulsivity　Scale　were　used　to　investigate　participants＇　negative　consequence　related　to　their　pornography　use;　and　the　Online　Sexual　Activity　Questionnaire　(OSAs)　and　time　spent　on　pornography　use　every　week　were　considered　as　quantitative　indicators.　Results:　Help-seeking　male　adolescents　could　be　divided　into　3　profiles,　namely,　self-perceived　problematic　(SP,　n　=　755),　impaired　control　(IC,　n　=　1,656),　and　problematic　use　groups　(PPU,　n　=　1,057).　Frequency　of　OSAs　was　important　for　the　identification　of　SP　individuals,　while　negative　consequences　were　more　effective　in　identifying　individuals　with　objective　dysregulated　behavior.　Salience　and　mood　modification　were　shared　by　all　groups;　however,　in　addition　to　this,　the　SP　and　PPU　groups　also　showed　withdrawal　symptoms.　Discussion　and　conclusion:　This　study＇s　results　provide　support　for　the　presence　of　different　profiles　of　help-seeking　individuals　and　information　on　potential　intervention　targets　among　adolescents　which　is　lacking　in　the　literature.