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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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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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

It's been a really good way to meet people in other parts of the world. I have met quite a few on here, but most of my contacts have been genuine.

Penpal Coastal Art Life

43 (Female)

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Penpal ski8

18 (Female)

I wanted to connect with people across the world and start exchanging snail mail. Global Penfriends has allowed me to do this and feel safe doing it. Love this site and the friends that I have made through it.

Penpal olive25

21 (Female)

The site delivers. They take safety seriously, which is appreciated. Friends from around the world.

Penpal Macdontac

57 (Female)

This is a great site to meet and make new friends all over the world! Personally, I really value being able to physically hold and see real letters from friends and this is a great way to meet new friends!

Penpal sydreeves

23 (Female)

I met a few good friends from different countries, I met a few of them when I went to overseas. it's a good way to learn another culture and broader our knowledge. I wish I could put the picture when I told them my story.

Penpal Rose melton

61 (Female)

This is a site I feel safe on. I have made some wonderful friends around the world and I see now we can share pictures right here with each other. I love learning and sharing information about our different cultures and I hope these will remain lifelong friends.

Penpal CMcphee

50 (Female)

Great platform to connect internationally with various people from all around the globe

Penpal MON2222

65 (Female)

I enjoy using this site regularly; it allows me to make wonderful friends, both online and in person. I recommend it. J'aime utiliser régulièrement ce site, il me permet de faire de belles rencontres amicales et virtuelles. Je recommande..

Penpal Jill77

48 (Female)

Is a really good site ive made a few friends and I like that there's safety limits before sharing personal info byt I wish it was in a app so that I dont have to keep searching for it and logging in again and again

Penpal learner5

15 (Female)