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.

Create a Profile

Your profile describes you and your penpal preferences.

Find a Penpal

Search Global Penfriends to find the right penpals.

Start Writing

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.

E-Pals

Internet, email, socials or mobile friends

Language Exchange

Find a native speaker to practise your new language

Travel Friends

Find a travel partner to explore the world with Global Penfriends

Snail mail Penpals

Exchange letters and parcels by post. Form friendships the old fashioned way.

Candy Swap

Exchange candy from all over the world by post.

Mail Art – Aesthetic Pal

Show off your inner artist and exchange miniature works of art.
Make your letters shine

What our members say

Great platform to connect internationally with various people from all around the globe

Penpal MON2222

65 (Female)

met a couple of people I now consider as friends. We share a great deal of our lives and its nice to chat with those who have the same interests as myself.

Penpal Peachesa54

71 (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)

global penfriends is a very good site but I think it will be better if the site was free.

Penpal My.rii

14 (Female)

I love this app, I have made many friends all over the world on it, accepting of ND people and all types of people, I'm 14 and I absolutely love this

Penpal DillTheAlien

14 (Female)

I've made many friends using this site, it's easy to navigate too.I highly recommend Global Penfriends 👌

Penpal Voyage voyage

55 (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)

Pls don't change anything and keep it free I loved the website!!

Penpal Lilyyy5

16 (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 Teodora1122

13 (Female)

They are nice and it's a nice place or opportunity to meet new people. I hope I get committed friends .

Penpal S09a06

37 (Female)