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.

Find a Penpal

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 made a lot of penpals via this website! Honestly, the safety precautions make this website even better!

Penpal distant_shore

16 (Female)

I have found nice people in Global Penfriends. I hope I could one day make a snail mail penpal beacause I love to write on a sheep of paper and receive foreign letters.

Penpal Fatima B

43 (Female)

the site is very good and i have been able to penpal with lts of unique fun people.

Penpal PicklePockle

18 (Female)

I love how people can get connected from all over the globe. Enjoying the experience of meeting people

Penpal Love my craft

57 (Female)

If this was an app it would be so much easier then you could get notifications if somebody added you or messaged back instead of logging onto the site every time. Otherwise its super easy

Penpal PickleRick25

17 (Female)

I joined this site few years ago and found new good friends around the world. We shared our interests and cultures and learn new things as well.

Penpal Desh 98

27 (Female)

this website has really helped me to be able to get in touch with all sorts of people and understand more about different cultures and areas

Penpal calico16

17 (Female)

This site is so amazing! It has honestly helped me learn so much about the world from others perspectives and make new friends! The site is incredibly safe, easy to navigate, and it really helps that the staff and other pen friends are so kind! Thank you so much Global Penfriends for introducing me to a side of life I otherwise would've never known!

Penpal Imjustalittleperson

18 (Female)

Global Penfriends has been great for both my kid and I to find penpals. It's a good mix of finding people with keeping your info safe until you want to share.

Penpal QMeadhbh

48 (Female)

Global pen friends has been a very good website. It is very safe to use and I’ve met so many people from all over the world who are so cool! Even when I take a break from the site I can come back like I never left

Penpal KDogR02

19 (Female)