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

This is a fun cite to connect with others from around the world. It can be a tad overwhelming, so you need to be organized and remember what you wrote to several different people. I wish there was a way to keep track of interactions and maybe there is if you pay the membership fees.

Penpal CatLady62

63 (Female)

I love global penfriends. I wanted to make new friends across the world and this website has been a blessing. The communication feels safe because of the vetting. I have made a best friend from another country and am so thankful for this website.

Penpal Sunlitcanvas

26 (Female)

I've met some really nice and interesting people on here. Its a great site for socializing and expanding one's circle.

Penpal Keturah

56 (Female)

I have really enjoyed this page it has allowed me to meet some really wonderful penpals and we have had a lot of fun sharing, writing and learning about each other.

Penpal Ann1973

52 (Female)

Global penfriends is a fantastic platform that connect people worldwide, breaking geographical limits effortlessly. this site lets us share cultures, languages and daily stories, making communication fun and meaningful. It’s a great way to practise foreign languages and broaden horizons.

Penpal ZZttoonngg

19 (Female)

Is a really good site ive made a few friends and I like that there's safety limits before sharing personal info byt I wish it was in a app so that I dont have to keep searching for it and logging in again and again

Penpal learner5

15 (Female)

I wanted to connect with people across the world and start exchanging snail mail. Global Penfriends has allowed me to do this and feel safe doing it. Love this site and the friends that I have made through it.

Penpal olive25

21 (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)

I love this a lot and I got to meet someone. I also get to talk to new people.this lets me learn about things like spelling in different countrys

Penpal CatFamous

10 (Female)

I made friends and met so many different people from different places!!!!!!!! It’s very nice platform, it real helps me with my English

Penpal baylaurel

16 (Female)