JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

JavaScript

var randomArray = ["ball", "ball", "tree", "ball", "tree", "bus", "car"];
var itemCount = {};

randomArray.forEach(function(value){
    if(value in itemCount) itemCount[value] = itemCount[value] + 1;
    else itemCount[value] = 1;
});


console.log(itemCount);