Counting the posts of a custom WordPress loop (WP_Query)?

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I tried tplacing this: 

    <?php $count = count($custom_posts); ?>
    <h2><?php echo $count; ?></h2>

at the end of the loop:

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      <?php if ( bbp_get_forum_title() == 'Test Forum 1' ) : ?>
            <?php $custom_posts = new WP_Query(); ?>
            <?php $custom_posts->query('post_type=blocks&location=Business and Finance&order=DESC'); ?>
            <?php while ($custom_posts->have_posts()) : $custom_posts->the_post(); ?>
                <div class="ad">
                    <?php the_content(); ?>
                </div>
                <?php $count = count($custom_posts); ?>
                <h2><?php echo $count; ?></h2>
            <?php endwhile; ?>
      <?php endif; ?>

But instead of the total of posts, I getting this output:

Translation 1

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam
nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat
volutpat. Ut wisi enim 1

Any suggestions to fix this?

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  2. Manny linked correct documentation page but post_count is wrong.
    To get total number of posts WP_Query returns use “found_posts”

    <?php

// The Query
$query = new WP_Query( $args );
$total = $query->found_posts;