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.

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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 found out about this site thanks to tiktok, and I've met lots of great people, really a great way to meet people!!

Penpal Maikeya

23 (Female)

I've had a penpal for a year now (almost)! really like the easy use of the app and how easy it is to find like-minded people. Best place to find people you will enjoy writing to in my opinion!

Penpal Tulip flowers

15 (Female)

Love meeting and connecting with people. I love learning different cultures and different places I have dreamed about visiting. It has been so fun! Enjoyed every minute.

Penpal MoFunRN

41 (Female)

Great place to make news friends who are like-minded with similar interests and values. Everyone is very friendly.

Penpal Annie120269

56 (Female)

I joined Global Penfriends in August 2024 and I have made many good friends. Some are snail mail penpals and some are epals. It is a friendly site and is well-run and I am really enjoying writing to my new friends!

Penpal JW16

60 (Female)

This site has helped me to find some Snail Mail Penpals.I have meet some interesting people which has been nice. It took a while to find Snail Mail Pals. Many people just want to email.

Penpal vmt123

55 (Female)

This website gives us a chance to know each other. I want to make friends from everywhere. Let's enjoy that!

Penpal ikun ji

15 (Female)

Joined to find penpals and was exactly what I was looking for! I haven’t had any bad experiences and now have some amazing pen pals

Penpal Pancakes76

23 (Female)

I found some amazing long lasting pen pals through this website. I Highly recommend Global Penfriends to anyone looking for people serious about pen paling !

Penpal blueing

23 (Female)

I am homeschooled and really wanted friends and this is one of the best thing (second to getting a hamster I miss Tillie)

Penpal DragonKid10

11 (Female)