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 like global penfriends because it allows you to get to know people in a safe way. It's fun to write to people from different countries. That way you learn more about the world.

Penpal Laaar

20 (Female)

I have been corresponding with the same person weekly for the last few months. I don't socialize much in person anymore so this is a nice way to be able to interact

Penpal Just Jelly

53 (Female)

I have made many overseas pal from this site and have been writing to friends for over 20 plus years. A wonderful site to find lifetime friendships

Penpal PollyC

58 (Female)

the contact process is better, the report process not so, suspicious characters while prevalent, are less

Penpal ChrysMcChef

64 (Female)

I’ve used this site to find people super easy and fun way to meet new people. I like how you can customize what type of people yu want to meet what location and age like yours

Penpal BonBon222

22 (Female)

It is a website where people really look for real friendship and everybody presents themselves the way they like without being obliged to go through a stupid and annoying psychological test.

Penpal Mayia

61 (Female)

It's been a really good way to meet people in other parts of the world. I have met quite a few on here, but most of my contacts have been genuine.

Penpal Coastal Art Life

43 (Female)

I met a few good friends from different countries, I met a few of them when I went to overseas. it's a good way to learn another culture and broader our knowledge. I wish I could put the picture when I told them my story.

Penpal Rose melton

61 (Female)

This is a site I feel safe on. I have made some wonderful friends around the world and I see now we can share pictures right here with each other. I love learning and sharing information about our different cultures and I hope these will remain lifelong friends.

Penpal CMcphee

50 (Female)

the site is okay, tho it tends to sign me out every time I exit the browser even if it's for 2 minutes

Penpal adda_o

19 (Female)