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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Your profile describes you and your penpal preferences.

Find a Penpal

Search Global Penfriends to find the right penpals.

Start Writing

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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Popular Penpal Groups

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

I’ve found a few amazing friends through this site and it’s always felt much safer than others.10/10

Penpal Elizabethpaints

19 (Female)

I think this is a neat website. It is a great way to interact with people from around the world in a safe, organized way. Thank you very much. :)

Penpal Scarlett22

16 (Female)

Such a fun way to connect with people from around the world :) I am really enjoying the experience. Global Pen Friends makes it very user friendly and has opened up doors & friendships that I never expected. Thank you!

Penpal GeeNotes

47 (Female)

It's great that you can choose who can contact you. Especially as a woman it's reassuring to know that not any creepy person can contact you. So far I've only had good experiences with this website and met some very good friends through it.

Penpal Annalenawrites

16 (Female)

Global pen friends has been a very good website. It is very safe to use and I’ve met so many people from all over the world who are so cool! Even when I take a break from the site I can come back like I never left

Penpal KDogR02

19 (Female)

the site is very good and i have been able to penpal with lts of unique fun people.

Penpal PicklePockle

18 (Female)

I have made great friends and shared ideas. I loved sharing ideas with different people from different countries. I have changed my perspective on being alone in the world.

Penpal Rita25

64 (Female)

I've been using the website for quite a few months and I really enjoy it. I now have multiple pen pals from all around the globe!

Penpal Blue Coral

21 (Female)

I am having so much fun exchanging letters with the pen pals that I meet here. I feel that everything is very safe and trustworthy and this has become the highlight of my day!

Penpal Booked by the Bell

30 (Female)

Pls don't change anything and keep it free I loved the website!!

Penpal Lilyyy5

16 (Female)