Which Afro-Asiatic language has the largest number of speakers?

Within the Afro-Asiatic languages family, Arabic has the largest number of speakers.1

While Arabic is traditionally considered a single language, it comprises numerous spoken dialects that are not always mutually intelligible but are united by a common literary standard. When these varieties are grouped together, the total number of speakers is significantly higher than any other language within the Afro-Asiatic family, with estimates reaching hundreds of millions of people.2314