Global Penfriends

Write to pen pals online from 195+ countries — and swap letters by post when you're ready. Safe, secure and family friendly.

Find new International Friends

Our members come from all over the world to make new friends, share their culture, learn a language and talk about travel. Most write to each other through our safe online messaging, and many also enjoy swapping letters, postcards and mail art by post. All ages are welcome, from school age to seniors, in a family-friendly, secure club.

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Message your penpals in our secure online messaging, and swap postal addresses safely if you'd like to write by post too.

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International friendship online and by post

Global Penfriends has been connecting penpals for 30+ years. Send a message to a new friend today.

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Members can select penpals based on common interests such as international friendship, language partners, travel friends and e-pals, plus snail mail, postcard and mail art swaps.

What our members say

I managed to find penpals and global friends! Its actually a really small world because sometimes your penpal knows someone in your life, like what happened to me, where i met my penpals friend even though we were in two different countries, pretty cool!

Penpal SillySnail

16 (Female)

Nice to meet People with same intrest. Getuigen mail from all over the word. Alvast nice to meet new friends

Penpal Erna72

54 (Female)

This site is so easy to use, even for someone like me who is very versed in technology. I am hoping to find friends from all walks of life to share cultural experiences among other things

Penpal Morkai

46 (Female)

Great way to write and get to know people from all over the world, which is safe in the comfort of your home.

Penpal R6000

60 (Female)

Hello from France! I love Global Penfriends as it allows chatting, writing, sending postcards and decorated envelopes, and discovering surprises in my mailbox. I’m a tea lover, and I keep a tea journal where I record all the teas I try. I also enjoy scrapbooking. Right now, I’m making ATCs. I love flat stickers, washi tape, and so on. I’m not picky, and it’s such a pleasure to open my mailbox. Wishing everyone a joyful life! Thank you Global Penfriends

Penpal Blue

58 (Female)

It's really great I just wish free members could edit your profile more than 3 times a month. Other than that it's really great

Penpal vivi9

13 (Female)

I have enjoyed meeting new people and hearing a bit about how people live in other parts of the world.

Penpal Penny Palindrome

37 (Female)

It is a great site to connect with people from across the globe, and does an excellent job ensuring the safety and ease of everyone involved!

Penpal Maggie Whitman

16 (Female)

i have just started, enjoying it so far and meeting new people, hope to build new friendships.......

Penpal RC12

54 (Female)

very good to i'm very happy here on Global Penfriends. Thank you!

Penpal Luciergana

20 (Female)