Global Penfriends

Write to pen pals online from 195+ countries — and swap letters by post when you're ready. Safe, secure and family friendly.

Find new International Friends

Our members come from all over the world to make new friends, share their culture, learn a language and talk about travel. Most write to each other through our safe online messaging, and many also enjoy swapping letters, postcards and mail art by post. All ages are welcome, from school age to seniors, in a family-friendly, secure club.

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Search Global Penfriends to find the right penpals.

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Message your penpals in our secure online messaging, and swap postal addresses safely if you'd like to write by post too.

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International friendship online and by post

Global Penfriends has been connecting penpals for 30+ years. Send a message to a new friend today.

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Members can select penpals based on common interests such as international friendship, language partners, travel friends and e-pals, plus snail mail, postcard and mail art swaps.

What our members say

I managed to find penpals and global friends! Its actually a really small world because sometimes your penpal knows someone in your life, like what happened to me, where i met my penpals friend even though we were in two different countries, pretty cool!

Penpal SillySnail

16 (Female)

Global Penfriends has helped me find lovely penfriends with whom I have been in contact for many years. I've even met one of them in person. I recommend giving it a try.

Penpal Chirpychirps

49 (Female)

This site is so easy to use, even for someone like me who is very versed in technology. I am hoping to find friends from all walks of life to share cultural experiences among other things

Penpal Morkai

46 (Female)

It's really great I just wish free members could edit your profile more than 3 times a month. Other than that it's really great

Penpal vivi9

13 (Female)

I really enjoy using Global Penfriends! It's such a fun way to meet people from different countries, make new friends and learn about different cultures. I love being able to send messages, get to know people and share things about our lives. It's also exciting getting to talk to people who live somewhere completely different from me. I've had a really good experience so far and would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to make friends around the world!

Penpal Malzey

13 (Female)

Met a few amazing people here!! Learnt about their culture and personality. I love penpal apps, it was nice to find this one.

Penpal Sidoney

44 (Female)

This site helps to improve your lanuages without even trying.You get to know people from all around the world and learn about their culture

Penpal Eraaa77

20 (Female)

It is a great site to connect with people from across the globe, and does an excellent job ensuring the safety and ease of everyone involved!

Penpal Maggie Whitman

16 (Female)

I really like Global Penfriends because I've gotten to meet so many interesting people, who i wouldn't have met otherwise. It's been a great experience. it's given me an opportunity to practice my typing as well. I really like Global Penfriends and would definitely recommend to a friend

Penpal Bookworm234

15 (Female)

A very good experience for speaking English with children of the same age, it makes you want to learn. Très bonne expérience pour parler en anglais avec des enfants du même âge, ça donne envie d'apprendre.

Penpal Eleana2016

10 (Female)