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 met some of my actual penpals, with whom I am still in contact after almost two years. BEST site to meet people safely

Penpal mevveyh

16 (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)

It has been a great experience to correspond with different people and make good friends. Some of them are going to be life long friends I love and esteem.

Penpal Krian

63 (Female)

This site is really cool, and i've gotten to talk with so many people from all around the world! I even picked up another language with a help of a pen pal. The cute little gifts and stickers ive gotten are the best! I spend a lot of time on here, just talking with pen pals about life in general. 100% recommend to anyone who wants to try pen paling for the first time!

Penpal LORDOFTHECHEESERATS

15 (Female)

I wish I could delete the conversations of people who don't respond anymore (rather than waiting until the system says they are stale) but other than that its a good site.

Penpal Abbykadabby

30 (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)

This site is strict and protect the users. The platform informed me that one user who has been writing to me is a fraud which I am thankful for! I don’t like that we have to upgrade to meet more other people but this is how it works here. It’s also about luck who contacts you. Overall, I like the strict security part.

Penpal Lim M

43 (Female)

I've been able to meet new friends even started learning languages too, it's a great experience you should try it

Penpal Britneypure

14 (Female)

I am really fond of the safety features implemented in this website that prevent nefarious uses of this platform. It's highly effective in driving away those looking to misuse this space, allowing for only wholesome and genuine connections.

Penpal yessitsjess

27 (Female)

i joined last year after seeing videos of people writing to their penpals and receiving pretty letters, and it was so easy and fun to set up an account. I think the system in which the website works is really cool too. And it's very safe and accessible, and i've met some of my closest friends on here which just opens so many doors, so i really really recommend!!

Penpal lunarblossom

14 (Female)