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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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

Starting my pen pal journey with a hopeful heart which is spurred on by an easy to use website and already reaching out to new friends.

Penpal Gentle reader

56 (Female)

Encountered some super amazing people here. Some of them are my buddies now. I am really thankful to team GPF for this platform

Penpal Almost Enlightened

42 (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)

This app seems pretty legit

Penpal Notquite1234

17 (Female)

I enjoy making friends and getting to know like-minded people who are sincere, open-minded, positive, and willing to share the good things in life. thank you Global Penfriends!

Penpal Sam0707

45 (Female)

I got the best friends through GPF. It was an experience that connected me with people I might never have met otherwise. At first, I joined for the program itself, but what stayed with me was the friendships. We worked together, shared ideas, and supported each other in different tasks. Over time, those connections grew stronger, and I realized that GPF gave me more than just knowledge or activities. It gave me friends I can share my thoughts, people who understand me and stand by me. Looking back, I see that the most valuable outcome of GPF was not only the program but the lasting friendships I gained.😀

Penpal xiaoshen

17 (Female)

it is a very cool site :3 but I wish that you cold have more pen pals for free. And i think that more people need this site.

Penpal sutsu12345

11 (Female)

I’ve been so lucky to connect with like minded and some of the loveliest people around the world! This is such a great website for anyone wanting to speak to people and learn about different cultures, I’d highly recommend!

Penpal EHT_95

31 (Female)

They are nice and it's a nice place or opportunity to meet new people. I hope I get committed friends .

Penpal S09a06

37 (Female)

I have met so many beautiful people here. Thanks to this website, I have close friends living kilometers away yet so close to my heart. This website has also improved itself a lot since I joined.

Penpal Papagena

22 (Female)