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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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

It is a great site on which I have already met some nice and interesting people. Thank you GPF

Penpal Anja from Germany

64 (Female)

I didn't know what to expect as a free member, but I have five pen pals now from all over. It's a lovely web site, and it feels very safe.

Penpal ChandaPanda

46 (Female)

Global pen friends has been a very good website. It is very safe to use and I’ve met so many people from all over the world who are so cool! Even when I take a break from the site I can come back like I never left

Penpal KDogR02

19 (Female)

I love this site so much! I made wonderful friends and I appreciate that a lot<3 I'm so proud of this site ✨

Penpal Sabneko

11 (Female)

I love that I'm able to find people that I can chat with across the country all in one place this is very interesting site and I have so many pen pals now and long-lasting friends for the rest of my life.

Penpal Cat Chamblee

46 (Female)

It’s great I mainly got to make global friends to language exchange with and friends to pen pal and have fun!

Penpal JAKI_1009

18 (Female)

This website allowed me to learn from the people I engaged with; knowing that people come from different culture and backgrounds. The struggles of everyday life and how they are coping with it made me feel I am not alone. Just being there, writing to each other makes one feel that even the smallest things matters….knowing you have a mail.;)

Penpal Cambria

59 (Female)

I am wonderfuly grateful for this site. I have found 4 penfriends that I am thankful and delighted for. This site is amazing for keeping us safe and I appreciate all that you do in that capacity. Thank you for the gift of friends in a safe and happy choices.

Penpal Jwen527

63 (Female)

I have spent a year and a half on global pen friends and I cannot express to you how safe and kind this website is I definitely recommended it!!

Penpal Katie13

13 (Female)

My daughter wanted to practice her English with other children her age. She found several pen pals. Ma fille voulait échanger en anglais avec d'autres enfants de son âge. Elle a trouvé plusieurs correspondants .

Penpal Chouquette

9 (Female)