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.

Create a Profile

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.

E-Pals

Internet, email, socials or mobile friends

Language Exchange

Find a native speaker to practise your new language

Travel Friends

Find a travel partner to explore the world with Global Penfriends

Snail mail Penpals

Exchange letters and parcels by post. Form friendships the old fashioned way.

Candy Swap

Exchange candy from all over the world by post.

Mail Art – Aesthetic Pal

Show off your inner artist and exchange miniature works of art.
Make your letters shine

What our members say

i really like this site!!! ive been able to make quite a few good connections from people all over the world! the only thing is i hate how it has a maximum conversion view without paying

Penpal tamagotchimeow

16 (Female)

Thanks to GPF I had an opportunity to meet great pen pals over the world and find out how people live in other countries.

Penpal Anna68

58 (Female)

I was able to find new penpals using this site, even when I had just the free version. Overall, I find it great!

Penpal Londonriver16

32 (Female)

I have found nice people in Global Penfriends. I hope I could one day make a snail mail penpal beacause I love to write on a sheep of paper and receive foreign letters.

Penpal Fatima B

43 (Female)

This site is good. I've made a couple of good friends on here and I've learnt a lot from other people.

Penpal Margil672

54 (Female)

love chatting to people from all over the globe The world is a beautiful place with some amazing people 💕

Penpal Tia Leoni83

42 (Female)

Found by accident. Positive experience overall. It is a little hit & miss, but made great friends...

Penpal QuiltAngel67

59 (Female)

This is a great platform to find genuine friends. You can find friends who are interested in the same things as you are.

Penpal Panch_2oo2

24 (Female)

i came on the site to find people from all over Europe and to place i would like to visit. In the process i met one of my best friends. We have been in touch now for 4 years and going strong.

Penpal MLBintheUSA

55 (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 Notchanelcoco

22 (Female)