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

A lovely platform, It’s been really good for me trying to make pen friends and I’ve found it an extremely helpful resource

Penpal Cobwebdweller

17 (Female)

I love this platform! It brought me some amazing new friends and a long lost passion and hobby for making snail mail. I really enjoy it so so much. And it gave me so much. So much more fun than all the digital contacts in this world, absolutely recommend it to anyone!!!

Penpal Charlot

34 (Female)

On this website, I have made more friends than I ever did in school! All of which share the same hobbies and likes as me, it is very comforting. You can also learn about other people’s culture!

Penpal the whisperer101

18 (Female)

I started using GP for fun but then I found some real pen pals and we write and talk to each other regularly.

Penpal tortellini2025

42 (Female)

There are wonderful encounters that you can only have by registering on this site. You can make kind and wonderful friends.

Penpal Saphy93

9 (Female)

Good site. Found good friends. Very secure and strict rules. Sometimes too much strickt.

Penpal LadyDavina

44 (Female)

Very interesting learning about others around the world. I prefer writing personal letters.

Penpal Cowgirl

57 (Female)

I've gotten to meet so many awesome people on here, with various interests, living in various places. it has helped expand my horizons!

Penpal Starflare

16 (Female)

Love this site and its very reliable! I am using it for over 6 months now and I have 3 penpals! Super happy with it.

Penpal JasminaT

27 (Female)

i found a snail mail pal safely and well and multiple e pals whilst using this site so it's good

Penpal kitkatwafer

14 (Female)