Global Penfriends

Write to pen pals online from 195+ countries — and swap letters by post when you're ready. Safe, secure and family friendly.

Find new International Friends

Our members come from all over the world to make new friends, share their culture, learn a language and talk about travel. Most write to each other through our safe online messaging, and many also enjoy swapping letters, postcards and mail art by post. All ages are welcome, from school age to seniors, in a family-friendly, secure club.

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Your profile describes you and your penpal preferences.

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Message your penpals in our secure online messaging, and swap postal addresses safely if you'd like to write by post too.

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International friendship online and by post

Global Penfriends has been connecting penpals for 30+ years. Send a message to a new friend today.

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Members can select penpals based on common interests such as international friendship, language partners, travel friends and e-pals, plus snail mail, postcard and mail art swaps.

What our members say

great resource SUPER safety conscious. i made one friend on here so far - thanks Global Penfriends!

Penpal Starlitraindrops11

14 (Female)

I love this website. It gave me the opportunity to see the other side of the world, and I've made many friends. I feel lucky to have opened this website in 2023. It gave me the opportunity to communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds and share things we both like. I feel incredibly happy about this. Perhaps this is some kind of destiny guiding me? In any case, I'm grateful for the existence of this website. 我很喜欢这个网站,它给我看见世界另一端的机会,我也认识了很多朋友,我感到幸运,在23年打开了这个网站,我有了和不同文化背景人们的交流机会,分享着我们共同喜欢的事物,我对此感到无比的幸福,这或许也是冥冥之中命运的指引吗?无论如何,感谢这个网站的存在

Penpal YuJie

18 (Female)

Nice to meet People with same intrest. Getuigen mail from all over the word. Alvast nice to meet new friends

Penpal Erna72

54 (Female)

Lovely way to connect with new friends all over the world. I look forward to receiving messages from my friends.

Penpal ChapterTwo

57 (Female)

Id recommend this site for anyone wanting to make friends all over the world and for introverted people like myself

Penpal AliceInWonderland31

31 (Female)

I came here for a penpal hobby, and i met so many amazing people! so many letters! so much fun! 100% recommend!

Penpal whiterabbit23

14 (Female)

It's really great I just wish free members could edit your profile more than 3 times a month. Other than that it's really great

Penpal vivi9

13 (Female)

Great to hear from someone from another country and ask question on where to go and see in your travels.

Penpal Cheer

62 (Female)

I have used this service for years and never had any trouble just wonderful service. Use it to make friends from around the world that last for years.

Penpal Alberta Mouse

80 (Female)

This website has helped me make friends from all over the world, the rules they implement help ensure that everyone is safe!

Penpal breadandmilk

20 (Female)