diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e7d5e3..bcc1c44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ This seems intended by the creators of the language.
 
 #### TODO
 
-- count number of headings for each heading level
-(loop through all headings, find the highest heading level, get all used levels\
-then create a slice or slice of maps and append after each deeper level discovered...)
-- print heading tree
+- print header tree
 - delph deeper into different Markdown implementations (like CommonMark)
 - add support for "Setext-style headers"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 152a459..0c8712d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 // TODO: read a file line by line
-// use heading struct with
-// line content
-// line number
-// heading level
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -38,11 +34,12 @@ func get_heading_level(heading_text string) int {
 func print_toc(headings []heading) {
 	tab_count := 0
 	for index, _ := range headings {
+		cur_level := get_heading_level(headings[index].text)
+
+		headings[index].level = cur_level
+
 		if index > 0 {
 			prev_level := get_heading_level(headings[index-1].text)
-			cur_level := get_heading_level(headings[index].text)
-
-			headings[index].level = cur_level
 
 			if cur_level > prev_level {
 				tab_count += (cur_level - prev_level)
@@ -57,6 +54,36 @@ func print_toc(headings []heading) {
 	}
 }
 
+func count_levels(headings []heading) map[string]int {
+	level_count := map[string]int{
+		"header1": 0,
+		"header2": 0,
+		"header3": 0,
+		"header4": 0,
+		"header5": 0,
+		"header6": 0,
+	}
+
+	for index, _ := range headings {
+		switch headings[index].level {
+		case 1:
+			level_count["header1"]++
+		case 2:
+			level_count["header2"]++
+		case 3:
+			level_count["header3"]++
+		case 4:
+			level_count["header4"]++
+		case 5:
+			level_count["header5"]++
+		case 6:
+			level_count["header6"]++
+		}
+	}
+
+	return level_count
+}
+
 func main() {
 	file_content_raw, err := os.ReadFile(os.Args[1])
 
@@ -77,4 +104,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	print_toc(headings)
+
+	header_levels := count_levels(headings)
+
+	fmt.Printf("%v\n", header_levels)
 }