diff --git a/Python/496_nextgreaterelement.py b/Python/496_nextgreaterelement.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73faac76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Python/496_nextgreaterelement.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class Solution:
+    def check(self, number, nums1, nums2):
+        index = nums2.index(number)
+        for _ in range(index, len(nums2)):
+            if(nums2[_]>number):
+                return nums2[_]
+        return -1
+
+    def nextGreaterElement(self, nums1: List[int], nums2: List[int]) -> List[int]:
+        return [self.check(x, nums1, nums2) for x in nums1]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cccafbfd..eff6060c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ Check out ---> [Sample PR](https://github.com/codedecks-in/LeetCode-Solutions/pu
 | 073     | [Set-Matrix-Zeroes](https://leetcode.com/problems/set-matrix-zeroes/)                                                         | [Java](./Java/set-matrix-zeroes.java)                                                                             | O(MN)        | O(1)          | Medium     | Array              |
 | 1288   | [Remove-Covered-Intervals](https://leetcode.com/problems/remove-covered-intervals)                      | [C++](./C++/Remove-Covered-Intervals.cpp)                                                      | O(N*N)        | O(1)          | Medium     | Array              |
 | 189     | [Rotate-Array](https://leetcode.com/problems/rotate-array/)                                                         | [Python](./Python/rotate-array.py)                                                                             | O(N)        | O(1)          | Medium     | Array 
+| 496    | [next-greater-element-i](https://leetcode.com/problems/next-greater-element-i)                                                         | [Python](./Python/496_nextgreaterelement.py)                                                                             | O(N)        | O(1)          | Medium     | Array 
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