With so much content, many fans wonder how old Goku is in every Dragon Ball saga, including Dragon Ball Super. The Dragon Ball franchise has been around for almost 40 years now, and Goku and his friends have aged right along with it. The anime, manga, and various other sources provide enough information to keep track of the timelines, and this is how everything has played out for Goku, so far.

One unique aspect of Dragon Ball stems from how Goku has repeatedly aged over the course of the story. Goku started as a child and has long since aged enough to be a grandfather; granted, Goku's physical appearance doesn't usually match up with whatever stage he's at in his life, but the fact that Dragon Ball is a story that lets its characters age is still something worth appreciating, and while not every saga outright says how old Goku is supposed to be, especially in Dragon Ball Super, there is enough information in the story to draw a workable conclusion.

How Old Goku Is In The Emperor Pilaf Saga

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The Emperor Pilaf saga was the very first saga in Dragon Ball that saw Goku go on his first-ever search for the Dragon Balls. There's some potential confusion when it comes to how old Goku is in Dragon Ball's beginning. At the beginning of the saga, Goku told Bulma that he was 14, but that was because Goku's lack of education left him with an inability to count properly. After studying with Master Roshi, Goku became smart enough to at least know that 12, which was his actual age in his introduction, came after 11, and not 14.

How Old Goku Is In The Tournament & Red Ribbon Army Sagas

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Goku was still 12 when he competed in the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament and battled Master Roshi in the final round. However, by the time he started looking for the Dragon Balls, a full year had gone by since they were last used, making Goku 13 for the Red Ribbon Army saga. Goku's actions during said saga would be used as the basis for many future stories, including the Android saga and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.

How Old Goku Is In The Tien Shinhan & Demon King Piccolo Sagas

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After defeating the Red Ribbon Army and retrieving the Four Star Dragon Ball, Goku then began training for the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament. Three years had ed during that time, making Goku 16 when he entered the tournament and had his fight against Tien. In the immediate aftermath of the tournament, the teenage Goku became embroiled in the conflict with Demon King Piccolo, which would be the first time Goku truly worked to save the world from evil.

How Old Goku Is In The Piccolo Jr. Saga

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With King Piccolo having created a child to avenge his death, Goku had to train with Kami for three years to defeat him in the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament. As such, Goku was 19 when he fought and defeated Dragon Ball's Piccolo while ultimately sparing him. Their fight would be the final fight of the Dragon Ball era and set the tone for both the Dragon Ball Z era and the rest of the franchise going forward.

How Old Goku Is In The Saiyan & Frieza Sagas

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Five years between the end of Dragon Ball and the beginning of Dragon Ball Z, making Goku 24 when the Saiyan saga first starts. Following Goku's death, a year es as everyone prepares for the arrival of Vegeta and Nappa, making Goku 25 for the latter half of the saga. This would remain the case for the Frieza saga, as it took place in the same year as the fight with Vegeta and Nappa.

How Old Goku Is In The Android & Cell Sagas

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Two years after the Namek saga, Goku, now 27, travels back to Earth where he meets Dragon Ball Z's Future Trunks and learns about the impending arrival of the fearsome androids. Three years before the androids appear, making Goku 30 at the time, and when both the androids and Cell prove to be too much for everyone to handle, the Dragon Team begins to use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to gain an extra year of training in a single day. Goku, of course, is one of the people to use it, adding some complication to the question of how old is Goku. Physically, Goku was 31 by the end of the fight with Cell.

How Old Goku Is In The Buu Saga

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The biggest time jump in Dragon Ball canon happened after Super Saiyan 2 Gohan’s victory over Cell. Seven years ed after that, with Goku electing to remain dead so that he could further his training in Heaven and stop drawing trouble to Earth. Goku would eventually be brought back to life by the end of Dragon Ball Z's Buu Saga and return to Earth a 38-year-old man, no worse for wear from when he died.

How Old Is Goku In Dragon Ball Daima?

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Dragon Ball Daima is the latest entry into the Dragon Ball franchise, but it doesn't take place as far into the timeline as people would think. In the lead-up to the series, it was never made clear when Daima was supposed to take place, with only a vague idea of it taking place before Dragon Ball Super, but episode #1 opened with everyone celebrating Trunks' ninth birthday and the anniversary of Kid Buu's defeat. That means that Dragon Ball Daima officially takes place one year after the Buu saga, thus making Goku 39 at the beginning of Dragon Ball Daima.

As for Goku's physical age, that's another story entirely. Much like Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Daima saw Goku be turned into a child by the Dragon Balls, and unlike Pilaf simply wishing for Goku to be a kid again, Gomah wished for Goku and his friends to be aged down into first-graders. That means that while Goku looks virtually identical to how he did in the original Dragon Ball, Goku is physically seven years old at most in Dragon Ball Daima thanks to Gomah's wish, and the series has done a good job of playing into that, so far.

How Old Goku Is In The Battle Of Gods Saga

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Dragon Ball Super superseded the non-canon Dragon Ball GT, and it, naturally, began with a timeskip. Dragon Ball Super moved Goku’s story forward by four years in the Battle of Gods saga, thus making Goku 42. The Battle of the Gods saga saw Goku seeking to become a Super Saiyan God both for the thrill and to stop Beerus from destroying the Earth. The events of Battle of Gods would set the stage for the rest of Dragon Ball Super and the franchise, as a whole.

How Old Goku Is In The Golden Frieza, Universe 6, & Future Trunks Sagas

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One year goes by between Goku’s fight with Beerus and the return of Frieza in Dragon Ball Super, which places Goku at 43 years old. Shortly after saving Earth from the rebuilt Frieza Force, Goku and his friends fight under Beerus against Champa’s team of warriors from Universe 6. Since Goku and Vegeta spent three years training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, that would put Goku at about 46 years old for the fight against Universe 6. The Future Trunks saga takes place an unspecified amount of time after that, but a year doesn't appear to have gone by, so Goku's age should be the same.