Darshen Kuna
Darshen Kuna | |
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| Education | Diploma in Accountancy and Finance |
| Alma mater | Nanyang Polytechnic |
Darshen Kuna is a Singapore‑based digital creator and influencer whose content spans travel, lifestyle and comedic narration. He gained visibility through viral social videos and has drawn both engagement and controversy in his public profile. As of 2025, Darshen has amassed over 480k followers on his Instagram and 1.5M followers on his TikTok.[1][2]
Background and early career
Kuna’s social‑media about page states that he resides in Singapore. On his Facebook “About” section, he lists past roles including flight steward at a major carrier and cabin crew at another airline, and notes that he studied a Diploma in Accountancy and Finance at Nanyang Polytechnic.[3] These prior experiences suggest that he transitioned from technical or aviation‑industry roles into full‑time content creation.
Career
Creator profile and content
Kuna is listed among the “Top 25 Singapore Male Influencers in 2025” by FeedSpot, ranked third in the list.[4] As of 2025, Darshen has amassed over 480k followers on his Instagram and 1.5M followers on his TikTok.[1][2]
One of his most‑shared videos features his travel with friend Dr Samuel Choudhury in a format where Samuel plans the trip and Darshen narrates with the catch‑phrase “My name is Darshen.” This video format was described as “hilarious and heart‑warming” in media coverage.[5]
His branding leans on the friendly side‑kick persona in travel adventures, combining light humour, relatability and aspirational elements. His influencer profile page also marks him as available for brand collaborations via email.[6]
Newsworthy incidents
“Peasants” scandal and apology
On 31 March 2025, Kuna posted a caption on social media directed at travellers flying economy class, referring to them as “economy‑class peasants”. The post outlined reasons why business class was preferable and ended: “So help me to like or share or whatever, I don’t care.”[7] The post drew backlash from the public, with one commenter labelling it “very rude and demeaning of him to call people peasants just because they fly economy.”[7]
On 2 April 2025, Darshen posted a video apology. He said the post was intended as satire and added: “I’m genuinely so sorry to the people that have been offended by the post … it means that I failed as a comedian.”[7]
In the video he asked rhetorically: “Did Stomp not know that it was satire?” and acknowledged the mistake, committing to “do better next time.”[7]
References/Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "@darshen" Instagram. n.d. Accessed 18 November 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "@kdarshen" TikTok. n.d. Accessed 18 November 2025.
- ↑ “Darshen Kuna” Facebook. n.d. Accessed 18 November 2025.
- ↑ “Top 25 Singapore Male Influencers in 2025” Feedspot, 15 November, 2025. Accessed 18 November 2025.
- ↑ Ghazali, Rahmah. “'My name is Darshen’: Dr Samuel breaks silence on relationship with TikTor star Darshen Kuna; are they dating?” National World, 1 May, 2025. Accessed 18 November 2025.
- ↑ “Darshen Kuna” People’s Inc. n.d. Accessed 18 November 2025.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Ong Su Mann. “Influencer says he's sorry if his post calling people 'peasants' offended anyone: 'I failed as a comedian'” Stomp, 3 April, 2025. Accessed 18 November 2025.