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.

Create a Profile

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.

E-Pals

Internet, email, socials or mobile friends

Language Exchange

Find a native speaker to practise your new language

Travel Friends

Find a travel partner to explore the world with Global Penfriends

Snail mail Penpals

Exchange letters and parcels by post. Form friendships the old fashioned way.

Candy Swap

Exchange candy from all over the world by post.

Mail Art – Aesthetic Pal

Show off your inner artist and exchange miniature works of art.
Make your letters shine

What our members say

Love this site. Found great friendships on here. This site feels very safe to use. I enjoy connecting to people with similar interests as myself.

Penpal Nan61

65 (Female)

Thanks for giving us this platform. I've met really interesting people from across the world. I've only recently joined the snail mail community, and I have to say that it is really fun waiting for a letter and also writing and sending it.

Penpal Qesheth

38 (Female)

This site is good. I've made a couple of good friends on here and I've learnt a lot from other people.

Penpal Margil672

54 (Female)

I’m happy with the communication I experienced here, the site allows you to freely and safely meet lovely people

Penpal Selyse

26 (Female)

I absolutely love using this site to make penpals and friends! I have met some amazing people here and have sent several letters. If you are hesitant on getting started, don't! I'll be using this for the rest of my life if it is around still too haha. 20/10

Penpal Guttz

28 (Female)

Thanks to GPF I had an opportunity to meet great pen pals over the world and find out how people live in other countries.

Penpal Anna68

58 (Female)

I had so many emotions during using Global Penfriends: so many people of different cultures all around the world. It's cool for me to be a part of this community

Penpal Dreamer27

30 (Female)

This site has helped me connect with people from different countries who I now keep in touch with through letters. It’s a great way to meet people from around the world and enjoy the old-fashioned experience of writing and receiving letters.

Penpal RocioLetters

46 (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

28 (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)