Many fans consider Jiren to be stronger than Goku based on the exceptional abilities and feats that he demonstrated in the Tournament of Power arc. He possesses an overwhelming amount of power and strength.
Things such as their greatest displays of power, the nature of their abilities, and their capacity for working together all have to come into play. Even with all those factors considered, Goku can still take down some of the most popular anime universes single-handedly.
Cell. With the notable distinction of actually killing Goku as opposed to beating him, Cell's defeat of Goku was as swift as his own inevitable loss against Goku's enraged son Gohan.
Goku may never pass Zeno and 4 other Dragon Ball characters
While his fight with Moro showed he can beat another Ultra Instinct user, Whis' Angelic heritage and proficiency is unfathomable.
As the main character, Goku eventually surpassing Beerus is all but guaranteed. After all, Goku's journey is one of encountering and overcoming obstacles. It was demonstrated with Demon King Piccolo, then Frieza, then Kid Buu. Beerus is yet another obstacle for Goku to overcome.
Goku would win
In 2002, Wizard magazine covered the topic. Wizard concluded that Goku's power known as Super Saiyan would be strong enough to defeat Superman, with a planet-destroying punch being lethal for the latter.
Vegeta is Already Stronger Than Goku, & One Detail Proves It - IMDb. Dragon Ball Super has seldom given the Saiyan prince Vegeta any real chance to shine when compared to Goku .
8 Tanjiro & Nezuko Make Up An Impressive Duo, But They Still Don't Push Past Goku's Power Level.
The mere comparison of strength between the two characters is crazy. Goku is an extraterrestrial being who has to lose a fight in order to get stronger. Saitama is a man that can defeat any foe with a single punch. If the two of them were to face off in a one-on-one battle, Saitama would easily win.
Goku is the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball franchise. His abilities include super strength, utilization of ki, teleportation, super speed, and durability. However, he is the strongest anime character because he overcomes adversity and thrives on improvement.
Super Saiyan 3 Goku at full power has a battle power of 24,000,000,000, 2 billion above Kid Buu's level.
Goku can defeat more than half of the gods of destructions including Belmod who Goku surpassed in his fight against Jiren during his third time using Ultra Instinct Omen.
Goku's power level at the first rank of Super Saiyan blows Deku's cowling away already granting Goku about 5o times his base power and with no real risk to Goku's body.
Gohan always had the most potential out of all the Z-Fighters, but his lack of training and commitment always hindered his growth, while Goku instead keeps getting better. According to Piccolo, however, Gohan can still surpass his father.
Who wins ? However, if we compare the two of them in their most powerful forms, Goku has no chance of emerging victorious against Rune King Thor. No matter how powerful his Ultra Instinct could become when he is enraged, this version of Thor has proven to be several times stronger than Goku.
Nope, Hulk would win, Hulk is stronger than Goku, and when he reach the Worldbreaker Hulk, it's lights out for Goku, also, like Superman, Hulk's strength was infinite, so Goku would have trouble for that, and Hulk takes hit similar blast to Goku.
Wiz: Thor is also far smarter than Goku, and has fought opponents similar to Goku like Hulk or Sentry, and considering that Thor is able to damage Galactus, he could easily damage or kill Goku too.
Hakai (破壊 'Hakai', lit. "Destruction") is a powerful ability used by the Gods of Destruction. In the manga, Goku is also able to use it.
Back when BoG was released, it was stated that Beerus had to use 70% of his power to defeat Goku as a Super Saiyan God. Toriyama even stated that he considers Goku as a SSJG to be 60% as strong as Beerus, and in RF, Whis even suggested that Goku and Vegeta could defeat Beerus if they teamed up.
Vegeta was able to put up a decent fight against Jiren during the Tournament of Power, and he even defeated Toppo, a God of Destruction candidate. Unfortunately, Vegeta's level is defined below that of Broly's, and no matter how strong Vegeta is right now, he will end up getting crushed.