Putnam Investments
                                             One Post Office Square
                                             Boston, MA 02109
                                             March 2, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

RE: Putnam Global Growth Fund (Reg. No. 2-25258) (811-1403) (the "Fund")
    Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Fund hereby certifies that the form of Prospectuses and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Fund
pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment
No. 51 to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Amendment")
would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the
most recent amendment to such Registration Statement and was filed
electronically on February 25, 2000.

     Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Jill
Grossberg at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 11913.

                                                  Very truly yours,

                                                  Putnam Global Growth Fund

                                                  /s/ Gordon H. Silver
                                              By: ----------------------------
                                                  Gordon H. Silver
                                                  Vice President


cc:  Greg Pusch, Esq.