What is Postcrossing?
It's a project that allows you to send postcards and receive postcards back from random people around the world. Learn more.
How does it work?
- Request an address and a Postcard ID
- Mail a postcard to that address
- Receive a postcard from another postcrosser!
- Register the Postcard ID you have received
- Go to number 1 to receive more postcards!
Our happy members
“I love Postcrossing because it connects people beyond borders, politics, and differences. Every postcard is a little piece of someone’s world, a personal story, a kind gesture from a stranger. The excitement of checking the mailbox, discovering new places, and sharing small moments makes it so special. It reminds me that we are all just humans, united by curiosity and kindness—one postcard at a time. It’s a beautiful way to make the world feel a little closer!”
Dorothea, Germany
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What is happening now?
Postcrossing in numbers
810,855 members- 209 countries
- 85,917,971 postcards received
- 378 received in the last hour
- 402,495 postcards traveling
- 273,173,957,562 miles traveled
- 10,970,203 laps around the world
