Global Penfriends

Find Snail mail and internet friends from around the world. Safe, secure and family friendly.

Find new International Friends

Our penpals are from all over the world, interested in new friendships, exchanging culture, learning a language, travel and education. Our snail mail members enjoy exchanging Letters, Postcards, Mail-Art, Candy and much more. Global Penfriends is a family friendly, secure place to meet new pen pals. All ages are welcome (School age to Seniors) Correspond by old fashioned snail mail or internet.

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Correspond with your penpals via our secure online messaging system or start sending letters to your penpal by post and become snail mail pen pals.

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International friendship by Post or Internet

Global Penfriends has been connecting Penpals by post and internet for over 25 years. Start writing a letter or send a message to a new friend today.

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Members can select penpals based on common interests such as, international friendship, snail mail exchange, language partner, travel friends, candy swaps, mail art, parcel exchange, postcard exchange.

What our members say

Really good site for international friends but I wish I could contact more people. I love my friends that I meeted here.

Penpal Sucuk

15 (Female)

I appreciate the new safety features, however I do wish you could access you whole mailbox without credits but I understand that's how the money is made I suppose. I did buy access and snail mail credits and now I'm content with the number of pen pals I have. This has been a wonderful resource for me in connecting to people around the world safely, without the vanity of "social media" & everything that comes with that. Here, it's simply about making friends via the messaging first and then once getting to know them better, exchanging postal addresses & emails etc. I find being able to record pen friend's postal addresses and update mail status is very helpful. Thank you for being an option for pen palling!

Penpal mintfromabove

23 (Female)

I have been able to make atleast one foreign friend and she is amazing. I love the safety efforts put into making sure that everyone using the website is safe and that I am able to build an actual trusting foundation before my penpal and I take communication further than just the website.

Penpal Lia VD

19 (Female)

I am so glad I have an opportunity to make new connections around the globe! And meet new people from all over the world!

Penpal Cathrinecat

36 (Female)

I like how the website is structured but I wish you could see when the last time people were active. I keep smiling people and I usually get responses like they haven't been active for a while. Id love this to become an app so I can get notifications, plus logging in everytime I open the site is kind of annoying. But I've had lots of success with gaining pen pals!! Love this site it's my go to for snail mail

Penpal Ditzy loo

19 (Female)

I love global penfriends. I wanted to make new friends across the world and this website has been a blessing. The communication feels safe because of the vetting. I have made a best friend from another country and am so thankful for this website.

Penpal Sunlitcanvas

26 (Female)

It a good way to connect with people from different parts of the world and are able to meet genuine people for penpals

Penpal Wander29

43 (Female)

I recommend this site my friends. This is very Genuine site. And no worries about personal detail

Penpal Madu S

37 (Female)

I wanted to have friends and penpals through this site. This site permitted me to do that. So happy about it !!!

Penpal Madeleine Cotnoir

18 (Female)

I met my friend in Global Penfriends. We are talking for almost 5 months now. I learned so much about her culture, and made connections beyond the border of my country. Even if we are separated by great distance, I can say she is my bestie.

Penpal Corynthia

18 (Female)