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

I’ve found the website great and met some lovely people. It’s easy to use and the measures put in place do seem to help with preventing scammers.

Penpal JS68

57 (Female)

I am having so much fun exchanging letters with the pen pals that I meet here. I feel that everything is very safe and trustworthy and this has become the highlight of my day!

Penpal Booked by the Bell

30 (Female)

My daughter wanted to practice her English with other children her age. She found several pen pals. Ma fille voulait échanger en anglais avec d'autres enfants de son âge. Elle a trouvé plusieurs correspondants .

Penpal Chouquette

9 (Female)

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)

I like the website a lot. It is very convenient and easy to use. It's really nice to meet new people this way

Penpal AngelaNL

23 (Female)

I have linked up with people around the globe and they have enriched my life with their letters (snail mail). There is nothing like getting a proper letter!

Penpal MoonlightSparkle

52 (Female)

I’ve just joined but so far, the website looks easy to navigate, and Its exciting to meet new people

Penpal Nae90

15 (Female)

I love writing letters to friends I've made. Most folks are friendly and stay in touch a few times a year.

Penpal SojournStar

60 (Female)

I met some of the nicest and smartest people ever!!! It also helped a lot with breaking down stereotypes and learning about someone else's culture

Penpal Teodora14

14 (Female)

Great easy way to make friends from your own country to around anywhere in the world

Penpal FireFly7788

48 (Female)