diff --git a/internal/user.go b/internal/user.go
index 08dff37..9197c43 100644
--- a/internal/user.go
+++ b/internal/user.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package internal
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"git.dragse.it/anthrove/anthrove-graph-sdk.git/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/neo4j/neo4j-go-driver/v5/neo4j"
@@ -53,3 +54,93 @@ func CreateUserNodeWithSourceRelation(ctx context.Context, driver neo4j.DriverWi
 
 	return &anthroveUser, nil
 }
+
+func GetUserFavoritesCount(ctx context.Context, driver neo4j.DriverWithContext, anthroveUserID models.AnthroveUserID) (int64, error) {
+	var userFavoriteCount int64
+
+	query := `
+		MATCH (userNode:User {user_id: anthrove_user_id})
+		MATCH (userNode)-[:FAV]->(favPost:AnthrovePost)
+		MATCH (sourceNode)-[:REFERENCE]->(favPost)
+		RETURN count(favPost) AS FavoritePostsCount
+	`
+
+	params := map[string]any{
+		"anthrove_user_id": anthroveUserID,
+	}
+
+	result, err := neo4j.ExecuteQuery(ctx, driver, query, params, neo4j.EagerResultTransformer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	if len(result.Records) == 0 {
+		// no matches -> user does not exist, return count 0
+		return userFavoriteCount, err
+	}
+
+	record := result.Records[0]
+
+	userFavoriteCount, _, err = neo4j.GetRecordValue[int64](record, "FavoritePostsCount")
+	if err != nil {
+		return userFavoriteCount, err
+	}
+
+	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		"anthrove_user_id":        anthroveUserID,
+		"anthrove_user_fav_count": userFavoriteCount,
+	}).Trace("graph: get user favorite count")
+
+	return userFavoriteCount, nil
+}
+
+func GetUserWithRelationsAndSource(ctx context.Context, driver neo4j.DriverWithContext, anthroveUserID models.AnthroveUserID) (map[string]models.AnthroveUserRelationship, error) {
+
+	userSource := make(map[string]models.AnthroveUserRelationship)
+
+	query := `
+		MATCH (user:User{user_id: $anthrove_user_id})-[r:HAS_ACCOUNT_AT]->(s:Source)
+		RETURN toString(r.user_id) AS sourceUserID, toString(r.username) AS sourceUsername, s.display_name as sourceDisplayName;
+	`
+	params := map[string]any{
+		"anthrove_user_id": anthroveUserID,
+	}
+
+	result, err := neo4j.ExecuteQuery(ctx, driver, query, params, neo4j.EagerResultTransformer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(result.Records) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("user has no relations")
+	}
+
+	for i := range result.Records {
+		record := result.Records[i]
+		sourceName, _, err := neo4j.GetRecordValue[string](record, "sourceDisplayName")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		sourceUserID, _, err := neo4j.GetRecordValue[string](record, "sourceUserID")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		sourceUsername, _, err := neo4j.GetRecordValue[string](record, "sourceUsername")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		anthroveSourceUser := models.AnthroveUserRelationship{
+			UserID:   sourceUserID,
+			Username: sourceUsername,
+		}
+		userSource[sourceName] = anthroveSourceUser
+	}
+
+	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		"anthrove_user_id": anthroveUserID,
+		"anthrove_data":    userSource,
+	}).Trace("graph: get user favorite count")
+
+	return userSource, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/graph.go b/pkg/graph.go
index 89e6f60..1b76a52 100644
--- a/pkg/graph.go
+++ b/pkg/graph.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type Graph interface {
 	CheckPostNodeExistsBySourceID(ctx context.Context, sourcePostID string) (*models.AnthrovePost, bool, error)
 
 	// GetUserFavoriteCount retrieves the count of user's favorite posts
-	GetUserFavoriteCount(ctx context.Context, anthroveUser *models.AnthroveUser) (int64, error)
+	GetUserFavoriteCount(ctx context.Context, anthroveUserID models.AnthroveUserID) (int64, error)
 
 	// GetUserSourceLinks retrieves the links between a user and sources in the graph
 	GetUserSourceLinks(ctx context.Context, anthroveUser *models.AnthroveUser) (map[string]models.AnthroveUserRelationship, error)
diff --git a/pkg/impl.go b/pkg/impl.go
index 2455cb6..d36bfb8 100644
--- a/pkg/impl.go
+++ b/pkg/impl.go
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ func (g *graphConnection) CheckPostNodeExistsBySourceID(ctx context.Context, sou
 	return internal.CheckIfAnthrovePostNodeExistsBySourceID(ctx, g.driver, sourcePostID)
 }
 
-func (g *graphConnection) GetUserFavoriteCount(ctx context.Context, anthroveUser *models.AnthroveUser) (int64, error) {
-	//TODO implement me
-	panic("implement me")
+func (g *graphConnection) GetUserFavoriteCount(ctx context.Context, anthroveUserID models.AnthroveUserID) (int64, error) {
+	return internal.GetUserFavoritesCount(ctx, g.driver, anthroveUserID)
 }
 
 func (g *graphConnection) GetUserSourceLinks(ctx context.Context, anthroveUser *models.AnthroveUser) (map[string]models.AnthroveUserRelationship, error) {