Is the product rule for logarithms an if-and-only-if statement?

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If a function $f(x)$ is proportional to $\ln x$, then we know $$ f(xy) = f(x) + f(y). $$

My question is, is the converse true? If we know that, for an unknown function f, $$ f(xy) = f(x) + f(y), $$ can we conclude that the function must be proportional to $\ln x$? Why?