Display post count in each category - wordpress - wordpress

Question

The code below displays correctly except for the part that is suppose to show post count in the respective categories. What will be to correct syntax to use? Thanks!
<ul class="cat-menu list-group">
<?php $category_ids = get_all_category_ids();
$args = array(
'orderby' => 'slug',
'parent' => 0
);
$categories = get_categories( $args );
foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
echo '<li class="list-group-item d-flex align-items-center"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>' . $category->name . '<span>' . $the_query->found_posts . '</span></li>';
}
?>

Answer 1

Try this-
<ul class="cat-menu list-group">
<?php
$args = array(
'orderby' => 'slug',
'parent' => 0
);
$categories = get_categories( $args );
foreach( $categories as $category ){
echo '<li class="list-group-item d-flex align-items-center"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>' . $category->name . '<span>' . $category->category_count . '</span></li>';
}
?>
</ul>

Answer 2

Very thanks #Arif-Khan.
and it is a simple update for persian Websites.
<div class="card card-body pb-0">
<div class="single-post">
<p class="font-bold dark-grey-text text-center spacing grey lighten-4 py-2 mb-4">
<strong>دسته بندی</strong>
</p>
<ul class="cat-menu list-group my-4">
<?php
$args = array(
'orderby' => 'slug',
'parent' => 0
);
$categories = get_categories( $args );
foreach( $categories as $category ){
echo '<li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center"><a href="' . get_category_link( $category->term_id ) . '">
<i class="fas fa-chevron-left blue-text" aria-hidden="true"></i><p class="blue-grey-text mb-0 pr-1 d-inline-block">
' . $category->name . '</p></a>
<span class="badge badge-pill blue-grey font-small">' . $category->category_count . '</span></li>';
}
?>
</ul>
</div>
</div>