User blog comment:Ranger94/Does Shanks want to be the pirate king ?/@comment-4889755-20150823035843

But, doesn't he already know how to get to Raftel? Since he was on Roger's crew. So, if he wanted to be pirate king he would be. I mean, he was an established pirate when he met Luffy, and sailed for 12 years after that. Luffy's only been at it for like 2 and a half? And he's already a little ways into the New World.

So, no. I don't think Shanks wants to be pirate king. He just wants to have fun.