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)

Everyone is very friendly, lovely and kind. Although I may not be able to log in to the website at any time, I will log in again when I think of them.

Penpal Jiu-Fang

17 (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)

Very good nice people. Thank you GPF!

Penpal christinemcnab

67 (Female)

I have tried a few pen pal sites in the past, but Global Pen Friends is the best :) there are no annoying ads, and I really like to see what categories I have in common with the others!

Penpal ChevyColoradoGirl

53 (Female)

I have spent a year and a half on global pen friends and I cannot express to you how safe and kind this website is I definitely recommended it!!

Penpal Katie13

13 (Female)

This website is great for people of all ages to find international friends, from online conversation to letter sending, to whatever it may be!

Penpal ThundyBun

15 (Female)

Efficient and easy to use. Well vetted and safe. A wide variety of people in every age range with similar interests and hobbies.After my husband died I was lonely but now have pen pals to email, this makes life more interesting.

Penpal Quilterfan

86 (Female)

Awesome place to find friends and learn new ideas and cultures. I love it here and I am so happy I joined.

Penpal ThinkAndBeInspired

55 (Female)

I have met many nice people and have enjoyed corresponding with them. It is a good way to meet people from other countries and learn about their lives and customs.

Penpal Lauralynn

83 (Female)