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

Is a great place for ppl to meet new ppl habd make new friends and share interests and hobbies with one another

Penpal Frogeatscheese

16 (Female)

Perfect to find snail mail friends, which are of your age, wirh the same hobbies. Wonderful possibility to learn of different cultures.

Penpal Flowerlover22

60 (Female)

A wonderful platform to meet people worldwide, make genuine friendships, and learn about different cultures.

Penpal Rising Phoenix

52 (Female)

I really love this website as it provides filters and has a lot of functions to find people with similar interests! There is a smile function that can help if you are a bit shy.

Penpal IlikeGreen

21 (Female)

I love this website & its purpose! I have made many very sweet penpals here and enjoy the hobby. Meeting people, even without any premium memberships is super easy. Connecting over other Apps later on once one got to know each other should also be possible, to stay in contact better. (getting notifications from their messages, reacting to posts/ stories) Maybe a great alternative to add would be people being able to upload posts to their own profile to show their personality a little better.

Penpal crystall1

19 (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)

Sadly have not connected with many people willing to share their life experiences or cultural differences

Penpal Fleur57

72 (Female)

Met a few amazing people here!! Learnt about their culture and personality. I love penpal apps, it was nice to find this one.

Penpal Sidoney

44 (Female)

I love it cos, Ive met amazing people on this site and still meeting more!!, i love learning about new music, theatre productions, authors and their books, culture etc!, when i joined penfriends i was abit skepticak at first, but then i got the hang of it and loved it!, i go on it like (NEARLY) everyday!!,

Penpal Debbieee

13 (Female)

Id recommend this site for anyone wanting to make friends all over the world and for introverted people like myself

Penpal AliceInWonderland31

31 (Female)