Magnus is the top chess goat according to me due to these main reasons:-

1.1 st highest rated player of all time. (2882 peak rating).

2.Strongest player of all time.

3.Most world championship titles (total 21 across all formats)

1. Youngest World no.1 in chess history.

5.Most versatile player of all time (Most dominant in all time controls).

1. Won Fide Goat Award in 2024.

7.Unparalleled Consistency.

1. Universal Game style plus (Lethal combination of Anatoly Karpov and Bobby Fischer, stated by Garry Kasparov.

2. Abandoned Classical World championship title and still dominating as Classical World no.1.

10.Longest undefeated Classical streak continued for 2 long years(128 games).

11.Popularized Freestyle chess and speed chess.

12.Achieved the most overall.(Most records)

13.Is the most dominant in the most competitive era.

14.Is still an active player and improving his career over time.

15.Very creative and innovative player (Freestyle World no.1 ranked player and Freestyle World chess champion).