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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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

Sadly have not connected with many people willing to share their life experiences or cultural differences

Penpal Fleur57

72 (Female)

Very much enjoy the opportunity to keep in touch with like minded individuals around the world. This presents as a safe and welcoming environment.

Penpal Seyd

71 (Female)

i have just started, enjoying it so far and meeting new people, hope to build new friendships.......

Penpal RC12

54 (Female)

It's a really good site. It’s just a shame that if you don’t pay, you can only have a limited number of conversations and some features aren’t available.

Penpal HDp

14 (Female)

very easy to use and you meet such friendly and wonderful people, i have had a great experience so far

Penpal augussst91

18 (Female)

It’s very good it helps me connect to others across the world and I love getting to chat and learn more about them.

Penpal Blackpinkinyourarea63

12 (Female)

This isn't a typical penpal site (you know, where the women get asked re: romantic interest). Global Penfriends is deliberately selective -- focused on building genuine friendships. Thank you!

Penpal WriteNReader26

44 (Female)

I'm so glad I found this website for sending letters and learning new stories from people all over the world; it's a new hobby I'm really enjoying. Me alegra haber encontrado esta pagina web para enviar cartas y conocer nuevas historias de personas de diferentes partes del mundo, es un nuevo hobbie que estoy disfrutando

Penpal Willow30

29 (Female)

Id recommend this site for anyone wanting to make friends all over the world and for introverted people like myself

Penpal AliceInWonderland31

31 (Female)

Nice site , good to make new friends across the world and learn their culture and language.

Penpal maple77

30 (Female)